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TIL that regular soap doesn't kill germs and bacteria, soap "traps" them on your skin and allows them to be "rinsed" off

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QNlMd TIL that by the end of the century Canada's growing season will likely be 20-40 days longer
WJb9 TIL Billionaire from Pakistan, Owner of Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham F.C spent his first night in a $2/night room at the University Y-YMCA, and his first job was washing dishes for $1.20 an hour.
a8DE0 TIL You could have traveled from London to Calcutta, India by a bus in 1950s.
D1n6J TIL the animatronic whales used in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home" were so believable that Paramount Studios got angry letters from people who thought they got dangerously close to real whales to film them.
vWRR TIL That George Washington had 124-126 Ounces of Blood Let Before His Death. Modern Physicians think that this was the cause of his death. A normal person has 162-185 oz of blood.