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TIL Whaling is illegal in Oklahoma, even though there aren’t any

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AD9w7 TIL "Old People Smell" is caused by a molecule called 2-nonenal, which is secreted by ageing skin
pYBeA TIL, the common first name Stacy is the diminutive form of the name Anastasia.
Gp6N TIL Sir Terry Pratchett Had His Own Sword Forged Out Of Meteorite When He Was Knighted
grPAb TIL for infants, not being breastfed is associated with an increased incidence of infectious morbidity, gastroenteritis, and pneumonia, as well as elevated risks of childhood obesity, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, leukemia, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Y70kx TIL U.S. railroads adopted the Standard Time System on the "Day of Two Noons." On Nov. 18, 1883, the Univ. of Pittsburgh's observatory telegraphed railroads at the exact moment of high noon under the 90th meridian line to reset/synchronize their clocks, dissolving the 100+ timezones previously used.