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TIL sugar is an effective treatment when applied topically to antibiotic resistant MrSA

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4Ggg TIL in 1995, the Chinese regime kidnapped 6-year old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was recently named the Panchen Lama, and replaced him with their own “fake Panchen”. At the time Nyima was the youngest political prisoner in the world. He and his extended family have not been heard from since.

yVV1V TIL that Pakistan is the largest producer of bagpipes

wodZE TIL In 1958, a woman who had a 34in bust and a 25in waist was considered a Size 12. In 2015, a Size 12 meant a 39in bust and a 32in waist.

P1e7V TIL: Irish playwright Brendan Behan wrote a song called 'the laughing boy' about Irish revolutionary Michael Collins. Later it was translated into Greek and became the unofficial anthem against the military junta.

awxXZ TIL that there is only one species that has been called biologically immortal. Turritopsis dohrnii can revert to the earlier stage of their life cycle.