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TIL that Shampoo was first discovered in India

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DQowY TIL about Captain James Purrington, a Revolutionary War veteran who murdered his wife and six of his children before killing himself in July 1806.
XEG4X TIL the sea like sound you hear when you put a seashell near your ear is the echo the noise in the environment BUT ALSO the sound of the blood flowing in your ears and the muscles acting in your ears
BgmAK TIL Relations between Vietnam and the State of Palestine have been strong and very friendly. Vietnam had established very close relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and was one of the first countries to recognize the State of Palestine.
8a1WL TIL that the Japanese translator of the Salman Rushdie book, The Satanic Verses, was killed and the Italian Translator was wounded in separate attacks as part of the 'Fatwa' issued by Iran.
m1vRv TIL that one of the most successful military campaigns in the world was the Liechtenstein campaign during the Austro-Prussian war.The army did not kill anybody and the army that sent 80 men returned with 81 men.This was because they befriended a person from the other side during the war :)