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TIL - Dry cleaning is very much a wet process, the liquids they use in the washing machines are just solvents instead of water!

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AN0r4 TIL sore muscles a day after a workout are not caused by lactic acid build up. It's called DOMS, delayed onset muscle soreness, and it's mainly general inflammation and microdamage.
ejM6 TIL Ignaz Semmelweis discovered in 1847 that handwashing cut maternity death by 90%, laying the foundation for modern techniques and becoming known as ‘The Savior of Mothers’. Disbelieved by his peers, he was put in an asylum and died after being beaten, aged 47. Almost nobody attended his funeral.
mxWR TIL that scientists believe the person who will live to be 150 years old in the future.. has already been born.
E1pPd TIL the invention of satanic witchcraft by medieval authorities was initially met with public skepticism. While people were concerned about magic, the public didn't initially believe witches gathered to worship demons, have orgies, eat babies, and perform other abominable acts.
b9vnE TIL that Sacha Baron Cohen, known for playing brainless idiots, has a degree in history from the University of Cambridge