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TIL that people used to clean their clothes with gasoline. Requiring PSA’s warning people against it.

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YpBnP TIL that there is an area in Turkey where people talk to each other using a whistled language that can be heard up to half a mile away.
6EpJ7 TIL that in 2014 Korean Air vice president Heather Cho was so angry about receiving macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a plate, she forced the plane to taxi back to gate and unload the offending flight attendant. "Nutgate" ended up costing her 5 months in jail
jJjN TIL that Martin Luther, who started the Protestant Reformation issued a “final warning” against the Jews shortly prior to his death, “If they could kill us all, they would gladly do it.”
aOLo TIL while most Countrys moved on to use chip&pin based credit cards, the US still uses widely the outdated Magnetic Stripe card
QbMd TIL that pickled ginger may be traditionally served with sushi due to its antiseptic and anti-nausea properties, which help counteract the consequences of eating spoiled food.