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TIL Dandruff isn't from a dry scalp as many people believe, but from an overly oily one.

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lVMa TIL the 1995 Chicago Heat Wave killed 739 people, more than the great fire of 1871.
awrey TIL that nearly half the states in the US allow village and town judges to hold office without a law degree. In NY, these judges aren't even required to have a degree of any kind and can preside over criminal cases.
loyPG TIL Henry Heimlich, the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, has a son, Peter, who is devoted to exposing him as a serial liar and con artist. Peter says his father paid off the study that persuaded the American Red Cross to change its response to choking to Heimlich's.
m5vo TIL Samuel L. Jackson was mentored in his early career by Morgan Freeman
OGk44 TIL that Aldi employees used to memorise the price of every item in store; the stores used to only stock 650 items and saved money on electronic sales systems to keep prices down. Aldi employees were paid much more than other supermarket workers, but those who failed 'the test' were sacked.