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TIL disinfectant doesn’t kill 99.9 of the amount of germs, 99.9 percent refers to the variety of germs.

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P11rn TIL that Israel attacked a US Navy Ship in 1967, killing 34 and wounding 171
ADWjd TIL that a modern art critic was asked to review some of Adolf Hitler's paintings without being told who painted them. He judged them to be "quite good" while also stating that the artist's depiction of human figures in the paintings revealed his profound disinterest in people.
EgKA7 TIL that ‘prom’ is short for promenade.
l7Mm1 TIL that Inuit from Greenland traveled to Scotland via kayak. The first recorded instance was in 1682, but it's possible Inuit had made the trip for hundreds of years prior. One of their kayaks is even preserved in Aberdeen, Scotland.
R7ggw TIL scientists successfully revived bacteria that was lying dormant for 250 million years.