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TIL optical brighteners are added to liquid laundry detergent so that your clothes appear brighter under the sun upon hanging.

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78P4r TIL the 1983 film "Scarface" was originally given an X rating three times in a row by the MPAA. On the fourth appeal, the film was finally given an R rating, but director Brian De Palma released the original version anyway, only admitting to it months after the film's release.
OG4o4 TIL that in Zimbabwe, there's a contest to crown the ugliest man. It's called Mr. Ugly, where contestants compete for the title of the ugliest. The winner, chosen by either a jury or public vote, walks away with a $500 prize.
VBlop TIL that the “White Lighters are bad luck” myth stems from several musicians dying unexpectedly with white lighters in their possession.
BjWd TIL : Don King, famed boxing promoter stomped one of his employees to death, however he only spent 3 years and 11 months in jail.
yQeye TIL that if the genealogy of the early Germanic chroniclers is true, Queen Elizabeth II is descended from the god Odin