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TIL it is no longer acceptable to use hydrogen peroxide on cuts.

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BrayD TIL a law school grad sued her alma mater, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, because she felt they made false statements that she'd be able to get a good job after acquiring a law degree from them. She lost the case.
e06p5 TIL that the drink Crystal Pepsi was killed in the US due to a "kamikaze" marketing campaign by Coke. Coke created the drink Tab Clear, designed to be unpopular, and marketed it so that consumers would conflate the two drinks even though they were not similar. It worked and both were pulled in 1994.
1YeW TIL despite critical acclaim, “The Wire” received poor ratings, which the creator attributed to the complexity of the plot, a poor time slot, heavy use of esoteric slang, and a predominantly black cast.
BgbZx TIL in 2015 an unemployed 30-year old Princeton grad killed his rich father when his allowance was cut down from $1,000/week to $300. He received a 30 year prison sentence
OyV4 TIL Cleopatra of Egypt was of Greek descent and she was the first in her dynasty who could speak Egyptian