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TIL Copper destroys viruses and bacteria and protects people in contact with it in the context of their work

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Ookla TIL that the usage of fork had caused quite a scandal. St. Peter Damian once said "God in his wisdom has provided man with natural forks – his fingers. Therefore it is an insult to Him to substitute artificial metallic forks for them when eating."
DG5g TIL as young actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire blocked the release of a film they starred in as it debased their clean images. After settling a lawsuit filed against them by the film’s producer it remains unreleased in the US.
dDZZB TIL that after the Mongols destroyed the Khwarazmian Empire, Western Xia's military commander Asha Gambhu mocked them and challenged them to war, resulting in Western Xia's later destruction.
BrWrK TIL of Mildred Day, who invented the Rice Krispie Treat and was also the first person to serve a meal on an airplane
ebEg TIL that in 1842, Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, became a Mason. Shortly thereafter, he introduced a “sacred” temple ceremony to the Mormons (still in use today) which borrowed heavily from the Masonic initiation ceremony.