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TIL Alfred Nobel considered naming dynamite "Nobel's Safety Powder"

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EJNW TIL: The first new antibiotic in 30 years has been discovered.
kOVpW TIL Electrolysed water will kill spores and many viruses and bacteria and costs less than a penny per gallon. Turns out zapping salt water with low-voltage electricity creates a couple of powerful yet nontoxic cleaning agents.
KYMA4 TIL older woman sometimes have purple hair because they have added purple pigments to balance out yellow tones. This makes hair white unless the over do it - which is why it ends up purple.
7rBJb TIL The US census bureau used to use “insane and idiots” and a demographic category
6RBZ TIL that the first female governor of Texas was elected in 1924. She said “she would follow the advice of her husband” and voters would get “two governors for the price of one.”