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TIL that most laundry detergents are blue because the dye cancels out "yellowing".

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1awrD TIL There are enough diamonds in existence to give everyone on the planet a cupful.
7KW7 TIL that a double-blind study which was published in Nature showed that experienced astrologers are no better at determining people’s psychological traits based on the location of the stars during their birth than someone who is randomly guessing them.
MevK8 TIL that in the 1800s, mental asylum staff thought it would be a good idea to add a tall stone lookout tower that mentally ill patients could climb up for 'breathtaking views'. Many patients committed suicide by jumping out the tower's open windows.
logW7 TIL Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is a direct descendant of Pocahontas
p89pZ TIL Augustus Caesar is estimated at having a net worth of $4.6 trillion because he “personally owned all of Egypt”