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TIL That from the 1940s to the 1960s Lysol was used as contraception and a feminine hygiene product.

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M07a TIL: “Hearing” people modify the sound of their sneezes. While deaf people sneeze naturally, hearing people feel compelled to add sound effects, in the form of an “ah-choo” sound.
Ww4L TIL that when Jackie Gleason needed $200 for a train ticket to New York (he was afraid of flying), he went to a local storekeeper and asked for a loan. When the shopkeeper asked for ID, Gleason took him to a movie theater to watch a movie he was in. Gleason got the loan, and paid it back promptly.
gM19b TIL that the feeling that time passes faster as you age is actually a thing, and it happens because of the pace of new memories your brain records
aVGb TIL the word “slut” was originally used in the 12th through the 15th century to describe a woman who didn’t keep her room clean.
YprxW TIL Mork and Mindy was a Happy Day’s spin-off