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TIL sunglasses made of smoky quartz were used in 12th century China not to protect from the sun’s rays, but to be used in courts to hide judges facial expressions

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aL99 TIL the term “all natural” or “natural” on a food label has no legal meaning in the United States and is not enforced by the FDA.
GbPj TIL a man went to jail for 5 days, lost his job, had his car towed and sold all for trying cashing a chase-issued check at a chase bank
lAvB TIL The Nazis built a 4.5km long beach resort complex on a German Island, and none of its 10'000 rooms had been used for more than 70 years.
YmP7 TIL that Jim Carrey explained the significance of detecting gravity waves in the cosmic microwave background 10+ years ago (Conan O'Brien Show, 22 May 2003). Special guest star Stephen Hawking.
wx41 TIL Gays & lesbians are literally hunted like animals by packs of people in Russia, and the government condones this behavior