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TIL that Israel and India are the only two countries on earth who have banned cosmetics testing on animals

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5VyZP TIL Keanu Reeves was only offered the role of "Neo" in The Matrix after six leading actors turned it down including Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer and Sandra Bullock
xn7o TIL that screwdrivers “popping out” of Phillips-head screws is an intentional design goal of the Phillips-head shape, to prevent thread damage during automated manufacturing. The design remains popular even though improvements to automatic screwdrivers have largely eliminated its benefits.
0wOLR TIL there is literally a language called "Karen" that is spoken by the seven million "Karen people" of Myanmar and Thailand
QJyDa If you’ve ever travelled on a commercial airplane, there’s a likely chance you’ve noticed those little white swirls in the center of those engines on the wings. It may seem straightforward: to keep people on the ground advised when the turbofan is spinning, right? But that doesn’t explain everything.
RL5w TIL that 1 in every 100 people on the planet will eat a McDonalds today.