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TIL The idea of frequently washing your hair only became popular in the 1970's after a big marketing push. Prior to that people washed their hair once a week or not at all.

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Z8rvR TIL: Tim Burton cast Black actors Billy Dee Williams and Marlon Wayans as 'Harvey Dent' and 'Robin' - Both actors were contracted to appear in Batman Forever but Burton's choices were later reversed by director Joel Schumacher who chose to replace the pair with Tommy Lee Jones & Chris O'Donnell.
4XxNa TIL that Alice in Wonderland was banned in China in grounds that animals shouldnt speak.
EgyVW TIL that "sweet paprika" and "paprika" are the same thing.
Z858D TIL of Project X-Ray. This cancelled World War 2 weapon, when deployed, would disperse Mexican free-tailed bats carrying small incendiary bombs. The bats would then roost onto buildings before igniting. It was intended to be used in Japan, were many buildings were made of wood and paper.
VDxD TIL of Blakely, an Australian shepherd that acts as a surrogate parent to rejected animals at the Cincinnati Zoo.