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TIL: Before the invention of toothbrushes, Europeans cleaned their teeth with rags rolled in salt or soot while Indians and Africans chewed on sticks from the Salvadora tree.

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Brwpe TIL about Cassandra, a Greek mythological figure who was given the gift of foresight, but was cursed so that no one would ever believe her predictions.
VMAZm TIL the casting director for "Parks and Recreation" called Michael Schur and said, "I just met the weirdest girl I’ve ever met in my life." He met with her and she made him feel very uncomfortable for about an hour. Aubrey Plaza was cast as April.
awowN TIL there’s a cafe in east London called the Cereal Killer Cafe which is solely dedicated to selling cereals from across the world.
m1YeM TIL There is a language called Esperanto that was intended to be a universal second language for international communication.
mxvvR TIL Camels originated in North America. About 3 - 7 million years ago, they migrated over the Bering Strait to Asia. They also migrated to South America and became Alpacas and Llamas. Around the last ice age, they went extinct in North America.