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TIL playdoh was originally a wall cleaner folks used to get fire grime off their walls.

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mxprp TIL that botox is the deadliest substance on earth, a few kilos of it enough to kill every human on the planet. In cosmetics, it is given in quantities a billionth of a gram large. It is also the most expensive substance on earth, costing £100trillion per kilo.
ErM0 TIL Moon Dust cuts through kevlar-like material and is harmful to humans, causing a disease called Moon Hay Fever
9w5bD TIL that Glenn Gould "detest[ed] audiences" despite achieving global fame via high-profile piano performances. He would completely cease publicly performing in his early 30s.
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1a4l4 Today I learned that the word broadcast is actually an agricultural term that describes the process of scattering nutrients or seeds onto the ground indiscriminately.