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TIL half-used hotel soap is sterilized, melted down, and reformed and sent to poorer countries with scarce hygiene resources

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m8WO TIL: Everyone expected the Spanish Inquisition. they had to give 30 days warning
69gel TIL Parmesan cheese is technically only parmesan if it comes from one of 5 specific parts of Italy.
kJrw5 TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred during the Battle of Vienna in 1683, when the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth used 18,000 horseman in their attack on Ottoman forces.
aXnL TIL many major cities in Europe offer ‘Sanisettes’: private, self-contained, self-cleaning, public bathrooms. After the user has exited, a wash cycle begins and the entire floor and toilet fixture are automatically sprayed, scrubbed and disinfected.
oRNl8 TIL of the Soka Hoax. A group is given a nonsensical academic paper to judge. All but one in the group are hired to give mostly glowing reviews, persuading the unwitting participant to also give a glow review despite disagreeing. One shill gives a negative review, which everyone also condemns.