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TIL Butter is yellow because of its natural Vitamin A (source: 2015, HowItsMade)

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Eg1gW TIL blood type "O" is the primary blood type among the indigenous populations of the Americas, in-particular within Central and South America populations with a frequency of nearly 100%
nWXxo TIL the BIPM doesn't use a physical rod that's exactly 1 metre similar to the physical "Kilogram" specimen, instead use concise measurement of light & time defined in 1984 by the CGPM as the distance light travels, in a vacuum, in 1/299,792,458 secs with time measured by a cesium-133 atomic clock.
16588 TIL that in 1995 BMW released 120 limited edition M3's called the "Lightweight". (Of which Paul Walker owned 5) These cars shipped with extra performance parts strictly for "competition use only" with a letter stating that installing the provided parts would void your whole warranty on the car.
4klJb TIL goods sold internationally are classified under a standardized system called Harmonized System (HS) Codes. These six-digit codes, administered by the World Customs Organization, are used as a basis for clearing customs and levying duties/tariffs in nearly all countries.
NXjEJ TIL in 2003 £4 million of stolen artwork from the Whitworth Art Gallery (by Picasso, Gauguin & Van Gogh) was recovered in a cardboard tube next to a public toilet after an anonymous tip-off. Also in the tube was a note that read "the intention was not to steal. only to highlight the woeful security"