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TIL Lysol was advertised as a method of birth control (via douching), leading to several deaths

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ZppNv TIL Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer who travelled extensively across Africa and Asia between 1325 and 1354. He travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, from present-day Mali and Tanzania to Beijing - approximately five times the distance covered by Marco Polo.
Bgpar TIL Michael Jackson's early hit "Ben" (1972) was written for a horror movie with the same name featuring killer rats. Crispin Glover later recorded a cover version in 2003.
VMbBm TIL of Holy Week in Malaga, Spain, an event that takes place during the last week of Lent. During the event a massive parade is held where between 120 and 270 people will carry a 3000 pound throne depicting the Virgin Mary or crucifixion of Christ.
X0mAX TIL about the Gullah language, an English Creole language that was created by enslaved Africans and is still spoken by some African Americans in parts of the southern United States.
l7EdB TIL Bald eagles are not bald, the name derives from an older meaning of the word, "white headed"