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TIL that about 12% of spices brought to the U.S. are contaminated with insects, rodent hairs and other things.

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ykpl TIL that Reddit is wrong in their advert of Reddit Gold, claiming that while diamonds are forever, gold is the better electric conductor. Diamonds can in fact be superconductors (whereas gold cannot!)
9w4D TIL that the invention of tea bags was an accident/misunderstanding. Tea was meant to be removed from the bags before being used, but nobody told the first recipients that…
4ke4R TIL why intelligent people procrastinate -
YBPB TIL that Aerogel, also known as frozen smoke, is the world’s lowest density solid, clocking in anywhere from 95-99% air. If you hold a piece in your hand, it is almost impossible to feel or see, but if you poke it, it is like styrofoam. Also, it can support up to 4,000 times its own weight.
v1VRL TIL the first Asian Americans to fight on behalf of the US were Filipinos, referred to by General Andrew Jackson as "Manilamen" during the War of 1812. They were from a small fishing town called Saint Malo in Louisiana, which is also the first Filipino Settlement in the US.