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TIL that the filters on cigarettes have no proven health benefits, and are the most common form of litter in the world.

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oBvPA TIL NASA developed a form of concrete that doesn't need water, to be used as a construction material on the Moon
Br66k TIL, a "holocaust" was a sacrificial religious ceremony practiced in ancient Judaism, wherein an animal was sacrificed to god, being entirely consumed by fire. The word is from a Greek translation of the Old Testament.
Z8KK4 TIL, in 1969, police raided George Harrison's house and arrested him when they claimed to have found a large piece of hashish in one of Harrison’s shoes. Harrison proclaimed his innocence, saying, "I’m a tidy man. I keep my socks in the sock drawer and stash in the stash box. It’s not mine."
j6RvN TIL that in many states, possession of fentanyl test strips and other test strips is considered a felony.
xVQ60 TIL that FIFA effectively banned women's football/soccer on an international scale for 50 years (1921-1971) by outlawing the playing of women's games on Association members' pitches.