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TIL Spider webs were used as bandages in ancient Greece due to having antifungal and antiseptic properties.

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X0Djj TIL playing tetris shortly after a traumatic event may reduce the severity of any related PTSD
wLBBo TIL that, in 2017, the British band Muse invited ticket-holders for an upcoming gig in London to vote online for 10 songs that they wanted to be added to the set list. Fans immediately flooded the poll with votes for 15-year-old B-sides and tracks that the band had never played live before.
GwGG TIL There is a toothpaste named Black Man toothpaste that is sold by Colgate in asian countries. The name refers to stereotypically black males white teeth. In 1989 it held a 75% market share in Taiwan and is still sold today.
VaVG TIL that US Government agencies (CIA, FBI, Naval Intelligence) have recruited the American Mafia multiple times in order to reach their goals. A couple examples are defending the New York harbor during WWII and attempts at assassinating Fidel Castro in the 1960’s.
xlEo TIL the child’s movie Tangled had a larger budget than Avatar and nearly every other movie ever