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TIL that beetles can secrete liquid known as Cantharidin, which can burn human skin.

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p8VmA TIL that Myers Motors produced a car specifically for Domino's Pizza. Two models were produced: the original "jelly bean" model and then a hatchback model, which was nicknamed "pizza butt" because it was designed for use by Domino's Pizza
WkNBd TIL the US two dollar bill is still being produced today. It's apparent rarity is in part due to the common misconception that it is no longer being produced, causing people to collect them, thus pulling them out of circulation.
EwBp TIL that Colombians are obsessed with plastic surgery. The Latin American country did 375,000 cosmetic procedures in 2015 for both natives and foreigners, #2 per capita to South Korea. Thousands of Colombian teenage girls save money for years to have their first surgery at the legal age of 18.
GDlg TIL the original episode of South Park was the first and only episode to use cardboard cutouts
AN9L4 TIL Hawaiian slack-key guitar tunings were once guarded fiercely and passed down as family secrets.