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TIL Washing dishes by hand uses almost 7 times the amount of water as a modern dishwasher (103L vs. 15L for a full load)

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yVKRX TIL An American Flag survived the Challenger explosion and was the flag raised at the 2002 Winter Olympics
XEeQk TIL that Italian author Umberto Eco said that social media "gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community...but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
dwm7 TIL Absinthe, The Green Fairy, was invented by the Swiss in the 19th century. Though it contains wormwood, it’s no more hallucinogenic than vodka or whiskey. Economics/politics are the true culprits for Absinthe once being banned across the world. Also, the stuff you get in the US is the real deal.
Yp5AW TIL mercy dogs were trained during World War I to comfort mortally wounded soldiers as they died in no man's land
Oo9JX TIL "Ms. Doubtfire" was going to be a "Home Improvement" movie with Tim and Jill getting a divorce, and Tim dressing up as a female nanny to spend more time with the kids. Tim Allen hated the pitch and the studio retooled it for Robin Williams.