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TIL Burt’s Bees is owned by Clorox

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R5kEw TIL that Adolf Hitler, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Tito, Sigmund Freud and Joseph Stalin were all living in the same section of Vienna during the year 1913
6ENgW TIL there are nerve endings that exist only to recognize a gentle stroking touch. Their activation decreases the heart rate and activates the smile muscle. Their optimal speed is 3-5 cm/s, which means we are genetically wired to cuddle and caress each other at predetermined velocities.
xVRGg TIL Solitary bees are considered "super pollenators" with a 95% pollination rate compared to honeys bees at 5%
EgnD0 TIL that Steven Spielberg couldn't find an airport that would allow him to film 'The Terminal', so he shot it instead in a hangar in a classified complex once used to build the B1-B bomber.
Lk5PV TIL A child once turned orange from drinking too much Sunny Delight. The company used Beta-Carotene (found it carrots) to color the drink which can make you orange at extremely high doses. The girl was drinking 1.5 liters a day.