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TIL that when washing clothes with modern detergent, cold water is just as effective as warm water, while using 75% less energy

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awKW0 TIL of Raffaele Bendandi, an Italian clockmaker who could predict earthquakes, such as the 1915 Avezzano earthquake which killed 30,000, using a self taught method that wasn't backed by science. Mussolini made Bendandi a Knight but banned his public predictions in 1928 because it harmed tourism.
DDBV TIL that a nurse that worked for White Star Lines, survived three maritime disasters including the sinking of the Titantic.
EWV7 TIL: a “normal” vagina will have a “slightly sweet, slightly pungent,” odor like the lactic acid smell of yogurt
mxXWy TIL that oncolytic viruses are a type of virus that preferentially infect and kill cancer cells. A number of such viruses have been tested as potential cancer treatments and one has already been approved in the United States and Europe for the treatment of advanced skin cancer.
0y4y TIL that until 1986, Doctors did not think babies could feel pain and open-heart surgeries were performed on infants without anesthesia.