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TIL that Listerine was invented in the nineteenth century as powerful surgical antiseptic.

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PYyVV TIL that ABBA's song Happy New Year is one of the most spirited and revered songs in Vietnam, even though it wasn't successful in Sweden or the US
woKEE TIL black holes also regurgitate matter such as stars that they suck in
a8PdM TIL Aristotle supported infant exposure in ancient Greece, arguing deformed babies "shall not live." Unwanted kids (often girls or sickly) were left outdoors to die "naturally"—seen as less brutal than direct killing.
gMae4 TIL in one canton in Switzerland, citizens use their family sword as voter ID and women were only granted the right to vote in 1991.
Apnd TIL that Alicia Silverstone was cast in Clueless after the director saw her in the videos for three Aerosmith songs.