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TIL hand dryers in public bathrooms are actually the exact opposite of sanitary.

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xVX7 TIL the first Google Doodle signified that Larry Page and Sergey Brin had gone to Burning Man and were out of the office.
rZxM TIL that after the Columbine High School massacre, Marilyn Manson trademarked his stage name so he could issue cease and desist orders to silence media who were wrongly blaming him for inspiring the killers
dDyVj TIL about Project Excalibur, a sub-program within the US's Strategic Defense Initiative that intended to provide defense against ballistic missiles in the most abysmal way imaginable: Anti-ICBM Nuke Blast X-Ray Laser Beams
mmBv TIL: A turtle’s penis is, in fact, shaped like a turtle. [NSFW]
R55k7 TIL bacteria that can cause serious harm to humans are able to survive in ice cubes. Common misconceptions are that ice is too cold to harbor bacteria.