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TIL “Magic eraser” cleaning products do not use any chemicals to clean hard-to-remove marks, but instead act as extremely fine sandpaper.

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kOpjd TIL that most of the time the dysfunctional kidneys stay inside the recipient during a kidney transplant. The donor kidney is implanted in the pelvic region.
Z8dxo TIL that German renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer's father came from Hungary and was originally named Albrecht Ajtósi, and since Ajtósi means "doormaker", Dürer (originally spelled Türer) is the German translation of that name in Nuremburg dialect.
X0GyP TIL the most common sources of microplastics in the Earth's waters are microfibers; the kind found in bedding, moisture-wicking apparel, cleaning wipes, and other textiles
EgKJw TIL the @ sign is called "a snail" in Italian, "a puppy" in Armenian, "a little mouse" in Chinese, "a monkey" in Polish, "a duckling" in Greek, "a worm" in Hungarian, "a little dog" in Russian, "a cinnamon roll" in Swedish, "a strudel" in Hebrew and "rollmops" in Czech
aweD9 TIL that the Julia Butterfly of Costa Rica drinks crocodile tears for the salt and protein content.