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TIL green tea contains chemicals that will seep through pores to repel mosquitos.

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9YKX7 TIL that airport officials in Bulgaria seized two million baby eels that had been hidden in luggage. The eels, known as elvers, had been declared food items. It’s a critically endangered species and cannot be exported outside the region.
x6OL5 TIL that Gadgetbahn is a neologism that refers to a public transport concept that is touted as futuristic or innovative, but in practice is less feasible, reliable, and more expensive than traditional modes such as buses, trams and trains.
9wdrm TIL The state sport of Maryland is jousting!
wLj01 TIL Carrie Fisher delivered a cow tongue inside a Tiffany box to a predatory producer who had assaulted her friend. She said, "The next delivery will be something of yours in a much smaller box!"
DQonV TIL Florida's Punta Gorda Airport has a plane fire simulator that looks really real as you drive by on the highway.