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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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pYR9e TIL that more than 50% of kids in China want to become astronauts when they grow up, while only around 10% in the US want to.
BrP0b TIL Mixed-race relations were a felony in some states in the South, but also in western and plains States until 1967, when the Supreme Court struck down laws against it. As late as 2009 a Louisiana Justice of the Peace refused to perform a mixed race ceremony, was sued and resigned.
wojwW TIL a day on Mercury (a full rotation) takes twice as long (176 Earth days) as a year. A full revolution around the sun occurs every 88 Earth days.
GY4k5 TIL I learned whale poop freshens our air
n18P TIL during the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford was suffering from dysentery, which resulted in frequent bathroom trips. This lead to the fight scene between him and the Arabian swordsman ending in the single gun shot so he could finish the scene and return to the bathroom.