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TIL that Burkina Faso students invented a soap that repels the malaria mosquito – malaria is the highest cause of death is Sub-Saharan Africa

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4XMOg TIL that General George Washington was almost killed by a British Marksman
x66Lg TIL the song "Marigold", written and composed by Dave Grohl, has the distinction of being the only song released by both Nirvana and Foo Fighters.
WkpL8 TIL Boring in Oregon twinned with Dull in Scotland, then added Bland in Australia to become the Trinity of Tedium
0nRp TIL the Church of Scientology maintains a mansion in California in preparation for L. Ron Hubbard’s reincarnation, where identical sets of black thongs are ready for him, clothes laundered, and cars kept in the garage with keys in the ignition
lokma TIL whale oil was used in GM transmissions until the early 70’s.