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TIL that in Ancient Rome, urine was used as a cleaning product and even taxed by the government.

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6vKw TIL there was a cancelled animated show called “Clone High” that was about a government ran high school. The students were clones of famous people, such as Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc, Mahatma Gandhi, Cleopatra, and John F. Kennedy.
Me7wb TIL of 'The Great Impostor', who successfully impersonated a career as a ship's doctor, a civil engineer, a sheriff's deputy, an assistant prison warden, a doctor of applied psychology, a hospital orderly, a lawyer, a child-care expert, amonk, an editor, a cancer researcher, and a teacher
Bbpx TIL that a Japanese anime named Sazae-san is more than 46 years old and has been airing since 1969 with a total of 2330 episodes on Sunday. It is one of the biggest ratings grabber on Japanese TV following simple plot lines like; today Sazae-san goes to the mall and gets lost.
ojgo TIL of the Reverse Tinkerbell Effect, an expression that stipulates that the more people believe in something, the more likely it is to vanish; If more people view cars as being safe to drive, the less safe they become as more people tend to drive without caution.
joDv TIL that the Mormon Church advocates that it’s members stockpile up to 3 months worth of food “to prepare for adversity.”