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TIL the claim that a disinfectant kills only 99.99% of germs isn't due to a flaw in the product, but rather to protect the company from false advertising lawsuits.

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woGd8 TIL… Canada has ZERO (0) tonnes of Gold reserves
XEJlX TIL A framed decree from L'Arte dei Salaroli (1250) on the wall of Bologna roughly translates to, “If you make fake mortadella without the approval of the Salaroli, your body will be stretched on the rack three times, you will be fined 200 gold coins, and all the food you make will be destroyed.”
ADXQw TIL The vast majority of funds raised during 1985's LIVE AID concerts went to the corrupt Ethopian government and was spent on guns, with very little (if any) used for famine relief.
WJlL TIL JFK purchased 1,200 Cuban cigars just hours before he ordered the Cuban Trade Embargo in 1962.
KYDa TIL that scientists aren’t really sure why we require sleep. According to one researcher with 50 years of experience in the field, “As far as I know, the only reason we need to sleep that is really, really solid is because we get sleepy.”