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TIL according to a public health researcher from the University of Arizona, there's a high risk of cross contamination from using "reusable toilet paper" (aka "family cloth"), the germs can result in illness, and that the majority of people who use the cloth wipes are not washing them correctly.

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dDvVd TIL that Milk Duds were originally supposed to be round, but making them perfectly round was too hard, so the pieces became known as "duds", and the name stuck.
6oXQ TIL Ching Shih was a prostitute, captured by pirates. She then became a pirate herself, commanding a fleet of hundreds of ships and at least 20,000 pirates. She never lost a battle against the Chinese, British, and Portuguese navies before retiring rich after being pardoned.
lodnN TIL the Latin phrase "annus horribilis" is used by world leaders to call the worst year in living memory. For Queen Elizabeth, it was 1992, the year when Windsor Castle caught fire and Princess Diana and Prince Charles' marital problems became increasingly public
Z8Z0R TIL an IKEA in the Netherlands had to cancel their 1 euro breakfast special because it attracted too many customers and caused traffic jams on the highway.
vPB57 TIL in the book that 101 Dalmatians was based on, there were 4 adult Dalmatians and 97 puppies instead of 2 adults and 99 puppies. While two of the adult dogs were named Pongo and Perdita, they weren't mates with each other but with two dogs named "Missis" and "Prince", both absent from the film.