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TIL that nutrition labels for pure sweeteners like Maple Syrup and Honey still list all their sugars as "Added Sugars", despite being the entire product

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xVa07 TIL that the word “quarantine” comes from the 40-day period, or “quaranti giorni,” that ships were required to wait outside of the port Venice, Italy during the time of the Black Death (1346-53).
xVmvo TIL that Joe Rogan is Gerard and Mikey Way's second cousin
lj8A TIL there exists a waterfall in Antarctica that has a water source completely devoid of oxygen containing a high amount of Iron & Sodium. When the water is finally exposed to air as it flows out of the glacier, it rusts coloring the water blood red making it look like the glacier is bleeding!
EgWXp TIL Vikings had great hygiene and used tweezers, razors, combs, and ear cleaners made from animal bones and antlers. They also bathed once a week.
xVAkk TIL that Elvis, two months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, recorded a live tribute song featuring direct quotes of MLK called "If I Can Dream" and overruled his manager to perform it as the finale to his comeback special over "I'll Be Home for Christmas"