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TIL that Colgate-Palmolive acquired Mennen, the manufacturer of Teen Spirit deodorant, for $670 Million in 1992; motivated by the popularity of Nirvana’s single ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit"

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mWYR TIL in 1942, sodium fluoride was accidentally added to the scrambled eggs meal at a mental home. At about 1 teaspoon per patient, the sodium fluoride caused violent reactions including vomiting blood and paralysis within 15 minutes, and killed 47 of the 467 patients within one day.
gMVb TIL American astronauts on the ISS can vote in elections from orbit by secure email
yV888 TIL the Cologne Cathedral in Germany has the “Shrine to the Three Kings” that is believed to contain the bones of the Three Wisemen who brought gifts to the newborn Jesus. They also have three crowns that they supposedly wore.
ekYJ TIL that when asked about his thoughts on Ben Affleck playing Batman, George Clooney responded by saying “I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part”
nwM9 TIL Best Buy used to have a fake internal website that looked exactly like their actual internet website, but with marked up prices, so they could price gouge in-store customers.