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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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Z8vNB TIL Sigmund Freud, who has such profound affect on finding the cause and cure of mental illness, was addicted to cocaine and died because of smoking
JNem TIL that the retailer Target has a “walk of shame” policy intended to cause emotional distress to employees accused of wrongdoing, by having them publicly arrested and paraded through the store in handcuffs.
gMZn4 TIL that if you periodically force a smile while exercising, your perceived effort will be lower and you'll feel less tired.
kOyj4 TIL of the Truth about Hansel and Gretel - a book that purportedly uncovered the origins of the myth: a baker named Hans Metzler and his sister Gretel killed an old woman for her recipe for gingerbread. Wildly popular, the book was soon discovered to be a hoax
W7XKY TIL Formula 1 race car driver Alex Zanardi cheated death 3 times. In 2001 he was in a horrific crash and lost both legs. In 2020 he had a massive head injury and was in a medically induced coma. Finally, he had severe smoke inhalation from a house fire in 2022.