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TIL that washing your hands in hot water doesn’t kill germs any better than washing them in cold water, a study found. Water hot enough to kill germs would scald your skin.

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jNbyE TIL the American distributor of the 1976 Korean movie 아메리카 방문객 ("Visitor of America") added a plot-unrelated scene of Bruce Lee rising from his grave and named the English-language release "Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave".
mxZ6E TIL: Take any prime number above 3 and square it then -1 and it will always be a multiple of 24!
DmxJ TIL the first broadcast presidential debate in the US was the Republican candidates’ debate in 1948. There was only one question, and each candidate had 20 minutes to answer it, then 8 ½ minutes each to rebut the other’s.
DboV TIL that Australia and England have competed for cricket trophy “the ashes” 64 times since 1884. The score is currently 32-32
5YWxP TIL Jim Jones, the cult leader infamous for the mass suicide of Jonestown, was a racial integreationist and helped racially integrate various types of public places in Indianapolis in the 60s, and got a Humanitarian award for it.