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TIL Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) is often added to toothpaste to make it foam better. I can increase the rate of mouth ulcers by almost a third to those susceptible.

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nW50b TIL The Guinness book of records was invented by the Guinness beer folks. They figured a book of verifiable facts would help stop bar arguments.
R79m7 TIL a bit of composite material could greatly inhibit the spread of germs among air travelers, who come in contact with some 3 billion others annually.
oRK17 TIL The total mass of human-made materials exceeds all living biomass
GYAjQ TIL that the first Sherlock Holmes novel, "A Study In Scarlet" features an evil Mormon plot and Brigham Young in a villainous role.
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