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TIL the Earth's crust is thought to contain three times the amount of water as is present in the oceans, stored in a mineral called 'ringwoodite'

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YpyJP TIL: The first documented use of toilet paper is from the 6th century in medieval China. By the early 14th century, they were manufacturing toilet paper at the rate of 10 million packages.
7rgOZ TIL it is illegal for civilians to wear camouflage clothing in at least 18 countries, including Jamaica, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines.
4XGVa TIL that Philips lightbulb company has a much more efficient lightbulb that they are not allowed to sell anywhere in the world outside of Dubi; the bulb lasts significantly longer than their other bulbs.
GYVM7 TIL that Marie Skłodowska Curie, the first and only woman awarded twice a Nobel Prize, married with Pierre Curie (Nobel Prize for Chemisty), had a daughter that was awarded too, jointly with his husband in 1935. This made the Curies the family with the most Nobel laureates to date.
X0gMP TIL that prior to 1966, Indian Rupee was the currency for the Gulf Countries of UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.