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TIL that isopropyl alcohol can get indigo dye stains out of pretty much any clothing

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N7jlJ TIL the original gymnasiums were in Greece and were only for adult males ....in the nude.
neVo7 TIL A survey of ~80,000 words estimated the origin of English words to be 28.3% French, 28.24% Latin, 25% Germanic, 5.32% Greek, 4.04% No etymology given, 3.28% Proper names, all other languages < 1%.
p8E6b TIL You weigh about a tenth of an ounce less in various parts of Canada than in other parts of the world, due to the fact these parts of Canada have less gravity than the remainder of the world.
KY94G TIL that the universe's largest diamond is found on the white dwarf BPM 37093, which core crystallized turning it mostly into a diamond. The diamond is 10 billion trillion trillion carats, which made scientists give it the nickname Lucy after the iconic Beatles song " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
9Y9e6 TIL Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde would often kidnap people, but drop them off with enough money to get home. After they found out one kidnap victim was an undertaker Bonnie laughed and said he would likely work on her body one day. He did exactly that.