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TIL There are "non-sterile" topical antiseptics (skin sanitizers)

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VMYRm TIL that laughter is the 2nd leading cause of asthma attacks behind exercise and ahead of all of the allergens
RNo4 TIL National Lampoon’s Vacation original ending screened so poorly that 4 months after filming wrapped, they rewrote the ending, hired John Candy, and filmed the sequence at Wally World
WawX TIL alfredo sauce was created in 1914 by Alfredo de Lelio in order to please his pregnant wife.
EgGrw TIL: That following several outages on Grindr in July 2012, a British tabloid reported that the crash was due to the volume of usage upon the arrival of Olympians in London for the 2012 Olympics looking for hook-ups. The report caused rumors to circulate regarding the athletes' scandalous behavior.
wo6vP TIL the estimate for number of stars in the observable universe is not one per grain of sand on all the beaches in the world - astronomers estimate there are 10,000 stars for every grain of sand on every beach in the world.