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TIL that ingredients shown on packagings are written in order from the most to the least of it

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nepMB TIL the word Abracadabra was originally used in ancient Rome as a cure for malaria. It wasn't spoken as we use it today, however it was written on papyrus and worn in a vial around the neck.
b9yp7 TIL That in Ruilson, Colarado in 1969 became a test site for nukes. In doing this the US tried to use this as a method to drill for natural gas. The only issue? It made it unsuitable for civilian use. A plague now stands there that was erected in 1976
Eg8LW TIL that Indian actor Bonda Mani did not receive Indian citizenship and forever remained as a refugee in India until his death
YpN4P TIL that there was once somehow a misconception that infants (not fetuses) somehow don't feel pain, with researchers merely assuming that newborns didn't have fully developed and functioning pain receptors. Unsurprisingly, that is inaccurate.
QJjje TIL there is no Ventriloquism for Dummies