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TIL that in a pinch, hand sanitizer can be used as a makeshift deodorant. The alcohol in it will kill any odor causing bacteria

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wokr1 TIL that that TRW engineers Don Nelson and "Dick" Pick invented the Generalized Information Retrieval Language System, aka GIRLS
Anj7 TIL Erwin Rommel as a junior officer in the German Army during World War 1, captured 19,000 Italian soldiers during the Battle of Caporetto over the course of 13 days with less than 150 men under his command. Six German soldiers died under his command in the battle.
9wLyp TIL that William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, served five English kings, was once held hostage as a child, and later became regent for a young King Henry III. He was also a legendary knight who won over 500 tournaments and joined the Knights Templar on his deathbed.
PYKYE TIL that "Smarties" in Canada and USA mean two different things. American Smarties are called "rockets" in Canada, and Canadian Smarties doesn't exist in USA.
vrV7 Green Day had the master tapes of one of their studio albums stolen, so they decided to abandon their initial work and start over. The resulting album? American Idiot.