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TIL Flesh eating bacteria is tied to the BP oil spill

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4XoGJ TIL that skunk spray can't be removed with tomato juice because they are both acids, rather you need combine baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and dish soap to create a base that nuetralizes and removes the smell.
KYrdE TIL the reason that movies are in 24 frames per second is .... SOUND!
bgj TIL: There was a wrestler named The Final Solution. The WCW claimed they had no idea that Hitler used that term for the Holocaust.
e0gXg TIL that in 1978, and architecture student discovered the Citigroup Center in NYC was susceptible to strong winds due to it being on stilts. Renovations to address the issue were done during a newspaper strike at night while employees were at home. This work was largely unkown unknown until 1995!
vPEZj TIL that the now defunct, Aztec-themed Fry's Electronics in Phoenix, AZ (seen in Mr. Robot S2E12) was just one store among 27 other uniquely themed stores across the USA.