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TIL “microbeads” used in exfoliating soaps are actually made of plastic (and they are a major pollution problem)

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N7aA6 TIL of Sidney Gottlieb, who headed the CIA’s MK-Ultra LSD mind control experiments. Known as the "Black Sorcerer" and the "Dirty Trickster,” he retired to an ecologically friendly home, where he raised goats, ate yogurt and advocated peace and environmentalism. He also ran a leper hospital in India.
ZpdNv TIL The Twin Roman Emperors Caracalla and Geta in Gladiator II Were Real Brothers. But Not Twins.
j6wlM TIL Rajinikanth was not South-Indian; he was Marathi.
lnjV TIL a B25 bomber hit the Empire State Buildings’ 79th floor.The building was open on Monday, one day after the crash.
Yeb7 TIL that unknown to any cast and crew, the Water Buffalo Jack Black’s character rides in Tropic Thunder was pregnant during filming. It gave birth during production and was named “Little Jack”.