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TIL Derreck Kayongo collected barely-used bars of soap from hotels, melted them together, and distributed them to poor countries. He’s the founder of the Global Soap Project, which improves access to basic sanitation and reduces disease and child mortality.

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DPVD TIL that in 1440 a land sale treaty between the Pope and Florence accidentally left out a small strip of land around Cospaia. The people of the area promptly declared their independence and remained sovereign for nearly 400 years.
9mB TIL a fugitive handed a “Get Out Of Jail Free” card to the FBI when apprehended.
R50kl TIL: There was a cricket match in 1939 between England and South Africa which lasted 12 days, it is affectionately referred to as the "Timeless Test"
Nm7J TIL an 80 year old millionaire hid a treasure chest in New Mexico worth between $1 - $3 million, and it has yet to be found. The clues to the treasure are hidden in his memoir.
7LEP TIL that most of a woman’s eggs are made during fetal development. So technically, half of you was an egg in your mother when your mother was just a fetus in your grandmother’s womb.