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TIL that in a study by Kimberly-Clark, Gas pump handles are the filthiest surface that Americans encounter on the way to work

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a5rZ TIL that the various parties claiming credit for the “COEXIST” logo have been locked in a bitter legal dispute over trademarks and credits for 14 years and are literally not speaking to each other.
mx77O TIL that while living in the White House President Benjamin Harrison had two opossums named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection.
yynv TIL that when Dachau was liberated, the US Army murdered 75 unarmed SS officers, and covered it up until 2001.
xVplw TIL The double-edged sword used by Thanos in Endgame was inspired by the ThanosCopter; a bright yellow helicopter with THANOS written on the tail that he piloted in early comics.
16GDD TIL: Airplanes take off and land into the wind. They takeoff into the wind to reduce the groundspeed required to lift and land into it to reduce groundspeed when landing.