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TIL Why You Should Stop Rinsing Your Mouth After Brushing

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gZ59 TIL - Stephen King took one of his novels out of print – “Rage” about a boy who kills two teachers and takes his Algebra class hostage.
ADNYg TIL When the new United States capital was founded in 1791, the landmarks of the city were renamed in honor of Rome. Goose Creek became Tiber Creek, Jenkins Hill became Capitol Hill, and the Congress was the Capitol itself, recalling Rome’s Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus.
gMm14 TIL that Popeye's nemesis, Bluto, was renamed Brutus because Paramount Pictures owned the name "Bluto." To address this, modern-day comics presented the notion that Bluto and Brutus are actually twin brothers, and it's since become canon
5YWP8 TIL about Francine Gottfried, a clerical worker on Wall Street whose curvaceous figure gave her international fame as 'Wall Street's Sweater Girl'. On September 19th 1968 over 5,000 spectators gathered to watch Gottfried walk to work. Trading came to a virtual halt and police shut down the road.
JYxYB TIL that over 200 bird species including the Northern Cardinals, wild turkeys and Baltimore Orioles use a method of pest control called "anting." They take an ant in their beak and wipe their tail feathers in order to deter lice. The ants release formic acid that the birds utilize routinely.