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TIL That foaming hand soap has been found to be less effective than regular liquid hand soap at removing bacteria

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e0jX6 TIL that Kurt Vonnegut was once Geraldo Rivera's father-in-law
mbAO TIL killing a panda can result in the death penalty in China
ep4OE TIL about pink-slime journalism, when untrustworthy American news networks disguise themselves as local news outlets. Over 1,000 pink-slime news outlets exist, pretending to be locally-run but producing low-quality news from afar that's meant to benefit a political party.
MePgA TIL Peanut butter manufacturers fought a 12 year legal battle with the FDA over the minimum peanut content required to be legally labelled as "peanut butter". Anything under 90% peanuts must be labelled "peanut spread".
BrEBe TIL that until they were discovered in Australia, black swans were known in Europe as a metaphor for that which could not exist.