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TIL that Kohl was not just ancient eyeliner for sun glare and fashion, but actually was an antimicrobial ophthalmic solution due to the lead causing a localized immune response.

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VMrvm TIL the serial killer "BTK" (10 victims, 1974-1991) was caught using a floppy disk.
Z8Dev TIL that roughly one out of every three socks you wear was made in a place known as “Sock City”. A small Chinese village in the 1980s it has grown to employ over 100,000 people and produces 8 billion socks a year.
NAm6 TIL that the company that makes Buck Knives will custom heat treat knife blades sent to them by DIY knife makers.
VAL8 TIL that in South Korea, shoe sizes are just your foot length in millimetres
raO4 TIL England passed a law in 1994 banning musical gatherings that were “predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats”. The main target was after hours raves.