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TIL GPS trackers in fake elephant tusks helped to reveal an Ivory smuggling route.

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neG1b TIL Tears caused by sadness, happiness, and onions look different under a microscope.
Bgmey TIL optical brighteners are added to liquid laundry detergent so that your clothes appear brighter under the sun upon hanging.
dDawr TIL that Kurt Cobain trolled the attendees at a concert by playing the opening chords to “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, but never actually performing the entire song, after misogynistic chants were thrown at an all-female band, Calamity Jane, earlier in the show.
b6ny9 TIL MD 20/20 is short for Mogen David fortified wine. Mad Dog is only a nickname for the drink.
yQ9JJ TIL when Volkswagen entered the US market in 1949, they only managed to sell two cars in their first year.