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TIL the oldest continuously existing brand in the world is Pears Soap.

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Br9wD TIL: Frederick Douglass had a “growlery” where he retreated to to think deeply, write, reflect, and growl.
WkmR8 TIL of "Harambee", a Swahili word that means "All pull together" and describes a tradition of community self-help. It comes from the Hindi "har har Ambeh"; Indian workers on the Uganda Railway invoked Amba, the Hindu god of strength, for tasks requiring a team effort, such as lifting heavy loads.
b9KyE TIL that the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Bob, experimented with LSD and was convinced that it is a key to breaking alcohol addiction. But he was not able to bring it mainstream because of objects from other AA members
yQP4w TIL: that Voyager 1 is travelling so fast that it would take just over 5 minutes to travel from London to New York
Bndy TIL there is a hotel in Japan that opened in 705 AD and has been operated by 52 generations of the same family to this day