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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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e0GEn TIL that when Bobby Pickett finished the demo of "Monster Mash" in 1962, it was rejected by every major music label. Finally a willing producer was found, and it hit #1 on the Billboard charts, went gold x3 its first week, and has charted in multiple years since.
R76Qa TIL the world's largest single site of dinosaur bones lies quietly beside a Canadian town of just 37 people.
5YdpP TIL William Steig was 82 when he created Shrek in 1990, and he eventually became the first sole-creator of an animated movie franchise that made $1 billion after only one sequel.
nebL9 TIL the name "Derek Zoolander" was inspired by two Calvin Klein models at the time: Mark Vanderloo & Johnny Zander
p8M7O TIL Al Pacino improvised the look of his character Big Boy Caprice in 1990's Dick Tracy