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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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6LwW TIL David Herman (Michael Bolton from Office Space) went on to voice acting for Futurama with voices for Scruffy the Janitor, Leela’s Father, Dr. Wernstrom and many, MANY other characters.
l7NQ7 TIL John Galt, the (anti)hero of Atlas Shrugged, shares his name with a British novelist who was first among authors to discuss the effects of the Industrial Revolution. He was also an early leader of the Canada Company meant to represent the Empire's interests, but he fell into disgrace from debt.
KR56 TIL, test pilot Tex Johnson did a barrel roll in a prototype 707 during a first look at a an air show with a lot of potential customers in attendance. When his boss called him into his office and said “What the hell were you doing?”, he replied “Selling Airplanes.”.
6mPJ TIL: In Australia, to encourage third party votes, if the third party candidate doesn’t win, your vote goes towards your second choice.
rMW TIL Bill Murray was arrested in 1971 for smuggling 9lbs of marijuana through O'Hare Int'l Airport