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TIL in a rare move for a large corporation, SC Johnson voluntarily stopped using Polyvinylidene chloride in saran wrap which made it cling but was harmful to the planet. They lost a huge market share.

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JYJwB TIL in 1946, one year after the end of the WW2, there was a pogrom in Poland. It was perpetrated by soldiers, police officers and civilians.
YpMY7 TIL that before McDonald's switched from cooking its fries in beef tallow to vegetable oil, the fries had more saturated beef fat than their hamburgers.
bv1j TIL Christian Bale’s publicist got PTSD just from being around him and wrote a book about how much of a dick he is.
grZRD TIL that the largest hotel chain in the U.S. by number of locations is Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, with 6,083 locations across the country.
moAy TIL The term “Mr. President” has been used since George Washington took office. He preferred that over the more majestic titles proposed by the senate.