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TIL Magic Eraser is basically just extremely fine sandpaper.

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wLVLE TIL that a suicide bomber was foiled when he forgot to set adjust his clock for daylight savings time and the device went off early in his car
G7KN TIL Humans and dogs are the only two species known to seek visual cues from another individual’s eyes, and dogs only do this when interacting with humans.
jG8a TIL in 1943, a former childhood friend of Hitler called Eugen Wasner told an anecdote to his Wehrmacht friends about 9 yr old Hitler trying to pee into a goat’s mouth. The goat then bit his penis, and Hitler ran away crying. Wasner was subsequently sentenced to death.
VMKVQ TIL there are microscopic living things in solid rock up to 7 km deep, called Endoliths. So little energy is available they undergo cell division once every 100 years, and some may only divide once every 10,000 years.
4Xjeb TIL George Washington never wore a wig. He was a natural red head and powdered it white to look more fashionable.