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TIL that the earliest known mention of bad breath occurs in ancient Egypt, where detailed recipes for toothpaste are made before the Pyramids are built. The 1550 BC Ebers Papyrus describes tablets to cure bad breath based on incense, cinnamon, myrrh and honey

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dw5j TIL on this day in 1659, the Massachusetts Bay Colony executed 2 people for being Quakers. King Charles II then banned such executions and called for greater religious tolerance.
kOEQg TIL in 1950 a Czech mechanic found a wrecked German AFV from WWII and rebuilt it to smash through the Iron Curtain and apply for US Citizenship.
VM87p TIL Viking women’s faces were more masculine than today’s women, while Viking men's faces looked more feminine than today's men, with a less prominent jaw and brow ridges. The ambiguous facial features mean that it is difficult to decide upon a Viking skeleton’s sex based on the skull alone
LBQv TIL that in Alabama, people say “TGFM”, Thank God for Mississippi. It is a reference to the fact that, although Alabama has many problems, it’s neighboring state is worse off.
16GvV TIL that there was a real "Lord of the Flies" when six boys were shipwrecked on a island for 15 months