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TIL that when you use laundry detergent labelled as a “brightener,” it doesn’t make the clothing any cleaner or restore its color….it’s actually a chemical combination that absorbs more light in the electromagnetic spectrum and re-emits fluorescent light to make the clothing appear brighter.

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w5o1 TIL when asked about his relatively low-profile film career after winning the Oscar with ‘Amadeus’, F. Murray Abraham (Salieri) said, “Even though I won the Oscar, I can still take the subway in New York, and nobody recognizes me. Some actors might find that disconcerting, but I find it refreshing.”
EgM07 TIL about the Murder of Lynette White which happened in 1988, initially three men Tony Paris, Yusef Abdullahi and Stephen Miller were convicted of her murder but later had their convictions overturned through appeal. Jeffrey Gafoor would later be convicted in 2003 for her murder thanks to DNA.
7kjr TIL that Texas bluesman Blind Willie Johnson (who fittingly wrote “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground”) slept in the ruins of his home after it burnt down until his death in 1945.
vNm7 TIL that Superb Fairy-wrens teach their eggs a ‘secret password’ that the young can sing when they hatch. Those that sing the password get food, and the brood parasite eggs (which don’t learn the password) go hungry!
gkP8 TIL that in the Pokemon episode “The Whistle Stop” one of the characters (James) starts to get eaten by one of his own Pokemon and speaks gibberish; when played backwards, it is “Leo Burnett and 4Kids are the Devil!”. This was as a protest when the voice actors wouldn’t be paid for commercial work.