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TIL that mouthwash Listerine is named after Joseph Lister, an early pioneer of antiseptic medicine.

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D14gp TIL More than 85% of residents of the United States believe they are less biased than the average American.
wLE5W TIL Humans account for just 0.01% of Life on Earth and have caused the loss of around 80% of wild land and marine mammals, and 50% of plants.
vwmL TIL The United States of America has nuked inside it’s own borders at least 988 times. That’s only slightly less than the number of nuclear weapon tests conduct by the rest of the world combined at ~1,011.
w6pE TIL Magellan’s expedition claimed to have encountered giants in South America. While anchored near modern-day Argentina, Magellan’s men reported encountering 8-foot-tall men on the beaches of Patagonia. Historians have surmised that the “giants” were actuality members of the Tehuelche tribe.
MPNK TIL: HYDROX is the original and OREO is the knockoff. Sunshine made Hydrox in 1908 and Oreo copied it in 1912, yet Hydrox is perceived as the knockoff. Hydrox cookies have a tangy, less-sweet filling and a crunchier cookie that gets less soggy in milk. Hydrox will relaunch nationally in 2015.