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TIL that hand dryers when used in bathrooms can spread up to 23 times more bacteria than in bathrooms using paper towels.

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jNpEj TIL that Blake Lively has a ton of acting siblings and half siblings. Her half sister was Teen Witch, her half brother was in National Lampoons European Vacation, her brother was in The L Word. Her BIL is Coach Bolton in High School Musical.
lJ7a TIL that 2 nights before he broke the sound barrier, Chuck Yeager fell off a horse and broke his ribs. He didn’t tell anyone because he didn’t want to be taken off the mission. He had a local veterinarian tape him up.
9w087 TIL that there was once a breed of dog called a "turnspit dog" that was bred to run on a wheel, to turn meat cooking over a fire.
1rmr TIL that a 23 year old French man impersonated a missing sixteen year old Texas boy and lived with the boy’s family for over four months.
yQlAJ TIL smoking is more likely to cause bladder cancer than lung cancer and that is due to all toxins ending up down there before being flushed down the toilet.