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

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oy1R TIL that the Guatemalan currency, the quetzal, was originally a bird’s tail feathers. “Since it was a crime to kill a quetzal, the bird was simply captured, its long tail feathers plucked, and was set free.”
Ov6X TIL that David Bowie’s permanently dilated pupil was the result of a punch to the face in a fight over a girl. Despite their altercation, he and George Underwood stayed friends and Underwood went on to do the artwork for Bowie’s early albums.
epPmb TIL "lazy people" are likely to be smarter, more successful, and better employees.
6RZY TIL That Michelangelo hid an image of the human brain’s anatomy in the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
JAvv TIL of le Chevalier d'Eon, a French diplomat that lived alternatively as male or female. There was a betting pool over his real gender (male) that closed only after his autopsy.