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TIL an ox is just a steer (or bull) that has been trained to pull a plow, not a separate species from cattle (cows).

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W7xwA TIL a 2019 study by Drexel University (in addition to many other studies) found that houseplants do not improve air quality or otherwise purify the air.
R5071 TIL that bugs called Eyelash mites live on our eyelashes, feeding on dead skin and oil and acting as a cleaner for our bodies
LQ14m TIL Rhinoplasty(nose reconstruction surgery) has been performed since 3000 BC in Egypt, and a 600 BC Indian technique using a flap of skin from the cheek to reconstruct the nose is still in use today.
YpYGx TIL If you divide 1 by 998001, the result contains every number from 000 to 999 except for 998.
e0mD5 TIL that many media outlets downplay reports of suicide to avoid "Suicide contagion," the phenomenon of vulnerable individuals seeing the action normalised and believing that they should be the ones to do it next.