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TIL Antibacterial soap is no better than regular soap at preventing sickness, and children who use it regularly are more likely to develop peanut allergies and hay fever.

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x6Pdb TIL Erramatti Mangamma holds the record for the oldest age to give birth, who gave birth to twins at age 73
P7xn TIL that the Hoover Dam is expected to be one of the last remaining visible structures from our species, and it contains a star map that if no other means were available, could be used to determine the exact date on which Hoover Dam was completed.
60DQ TIL it is illegal for a wife to take her husband’s name in Quebec, Canada.
nL9Y TIL George de Hevesy dissolved the Nobel Prizes of James Franck (1925) and Max von Laue (1925) in acid to prevent the Nazis from confiscating them in 1940. After the war, he precipitated the gold and The Nobel Society recast the medals with the original material, presenting them to Franck and Laue.
rEm0 TIL Mr. Rogers’ cardigans were knitted by his mom