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TIL Hand sanitizer does not kill norovirus (stomach flu), washing hands is the best line of defense against this plague

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XeEE TIL the Qur'an states that the teachings of Islam are not meant solely for humans. They are also meant for the “Jinn,” which are supernatural spirits made of “smokeless flame” that inhabit a parallel universe.
oR67 TIL The Malaysian government sprayed DDT to rid infested areas of mosquitos. This caused an ecological imbalance that ultimately forced planeloads of cats to be parachuted into the country.
b9D0p TIL a gender reveal party caused a fire that burned 47,000 acres.
Gy1N TIL that the first non-Caucasian pro basketball player, Wataru Misaka, later declined an offer because the “salary for a rookie and the salary for a starting engineer weren’t much different.”
GQR1 TIL that when Audi entered the Indian market, they had to create a new car horn to withstand the heavy use