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TIL Soap Was Once Made of Animal Fat and Wood Ashes

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5YZ19 TIL The Florida Department of Citrus, through a partnership with Marvel, created Captain Citrus, as an effort to spread the nutritional message of orange juice in Florida classrooms.
1jDP TIL In 1997 Morgan Freeman offered to cover the cost of prom for a Mississippi school that held two racially segregated proms every year, provided that the one Freeman would be covering would just be one racially integrated prom. This offer was refused until 2008.
l5A5 TIL a US Mint worker was once sentenced to 10 years after sneaking gold bars out in his false leg
NXvkE TIL Green Tea consumption might damage the liver. This is thought to be caused by EGCG, a naturally-occurring chemical in the tea leaves, which is healthy in low doses - but kills liver cells in high doses
6new TIL A common scam in European cities involves a local who suggest going for a drink with attractive women at a local hotspot. Your “friend” disappears, and you are forced to pay the bill that runs into hundreds or thousands of dollars. The Chinese version involves tea