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TIL - Using cold water to shave is superior in many ways to hot water

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gvP9 TIL In the United States, fake abortion “clinics” set up by religious organizations outnumber real abortion clinics by about 2/1.
roRy TIL while 1500 people died on the Titanic, it isn’t the worst maritime disaster in history. Almost 10 thousand people died when a German military transport ship was sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1945
mWRR TIL that in Ancient Alexandria there was a prominent Mathematician named Hypatia. She came to embody the enlightened Alexandian spirit. She was flayed to death with oyster shells by a Christian mob. Her death is considered by many to be the beginning of the end for intellectual Alexandria.
loyK5 TIL that the gay pride flag originally had 8 colors. Hot pink was dropped due to the fabric color being difficult to get, and turquoise removed a year later to be able to split the flag design in half to decorate both sides of a parade route.
dkx7 TIL that Nestle actively supports child trafficking and child slavery in Africa to obtain cocoa. Several organizations have been trying to end Nestle’s involvement, and in 2005 Nestle signed an ILO agreement to stop supporting child labor. 10 years later, Nestle has yet to stop.