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TIL Medieval people and ancient Romans washed their clothes in pee.

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VBKn4 TIL that India's name is based on Indus River which flows through Pakistan.
BYK TIL that Michael Bay got his start in the film industry by interning with George Lucas when he was fifteen, filing the storyboards for Raiders of the Lost Ark. Impressed by the experience, he decided to become a director.
kJZrg TIL that the Americano cocktail was made in Milan at Caffe Campari, the birthplace of Campari in the 1860s. An American man ordered a Campari and soda and he claimed it was too bitter. Several attempts later, he and the bartender toasted their triumph: an addition of vermouth to create the Americano
kOAd7 TIL the guitar solos finishing "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd were added to give lead singer Ronnie Van Zant a chance to rest while playing several sets per night.
YpwJG TIL of the Canal of the Pharaohs. A canal that linked the Red Sea to the Mediterranean 2,000 years before the Suez was built.