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TIL in addition to some of the well known acts opening for the Rolling Stones record-breaking 1981 tour was the relatively unknown Prince, who could barely get 3 songs off before being booed off the stage

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XEPlk TIL that an excavation of ancient Babylon revealed evidence that Babylonians were making soap around 2800 B.C. They were the first one to master the art of soap making. They made soap from fats boiled with ashes. Soap was used in cleaning textile manufacture and medicinally for at least 5000 years.
X00bj TIL peanut butter can glow in the dark. Due to its phenolic compounds, the protective agents found in plant-based foods, that absorb light in the ultra-violet spectrum and glow in the dark.
P1kkL TIL the McLaren F1 is so valuable now, that it is essentially impossible for one to be "written off" by an insurance company, since the repair costs will always be less than the value of the car. Furthermore, McLaren will fully repair a crashed F1, no matter how substantial the damage.
0wJNA TIL that according to Welsh legends fairies used to ride corgis into battle
WG6A TIL: When Robin Williams made his guest appearance on “Louie”, he was so impressed by how hard everyone worked, that when Louis CK handed him his paycheck for his appearance Williams immediately endorsed it and handed it back to CK so it could be distributed amongst them.