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TIL Many hotels including Hilton and Marriott collect guests’ used soaps, scrape the hair and stuff off, then melt them down to make new soaps.

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wLv98 TIL: In 2014, in the game EVE Online, a massive battle was fought over territory which ended up causing losses of $330,000 actual dollars because of the destruction of players' ships. EVE Online's currency is tied to actual dollar values and the losses for individual ships could cost up to $4,000.
Y7yaP TIL of Tanis, a dinosaur fossil site in North Dakota. Although controversial over its private management by paleontologist Robert DePalma, it's regardless noteworthy for preserving in detail the immediate aftermath of the extinction-causing asteroid impact on dinosaurs in the area.
aDYA TIL George Clooney loves the show South Park. He got a hold of Trey Parker, the creator, for a part and was given the role of “Sparky,” the gay dog, which involved little more than panting and yelping. However, when it went to the big screen,Clooney got a full speaking part, as an ER surgeon.
N7JgN TIL the creator of "The Wizard of Speed and Time" (1988) also did the visual effects for the movie "Ghost" (1990)
nWkd9 TIL 20 years ago crab fishers off the coast of Australia realized bottlenose dolphins were snatching the bait from their crab pots. However last year scientists captured the first ever footage of the dolphins in the act. The fishers fourth method for baiting the pots finally worked in stopping them.