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TIL that Americans didn't brush their teeth regularly until after WWII. American GIs were required to brush their teeth, and brought the practice home with them.

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OGM9a TIL that Ben S. Cauley, Jr. was the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed singer Otis Redding & 6 other people in 1967. Cauley took off his seat belt shortly before the crash. He managed to cling to a seat cushion for 20 minutes, until a rescue boat pulled him from the freezing lake waters.
wLJbJ TIL that 10 years ago, knowing a pandemic would create a shortage in necessary face masks, research was done to test homemade masks of different materials. Hanes sweatshirts weren't too shabby.
W7A8d TIL about Al Ba'sa (The Middle Finger) a building in Beirut that is only 2 feet wide at its narrowest. It was built by a man solely to block his brother's ocean view after a property dispute. Because the lot is too small for new construction, the building is now legally protected from demolition.
oQEY TIL That River Phoenix was to play the role of Daniel Molloy in Interview with the Vampire but upon his untimely death 4 weeks before shooting Christian Slater was cast and then donated his entire salary to Phoenix’s favorite charities.
5VKbn TIL Miracle-Gro, a water-soluble fertilizer, was developed after Horace Hagedorn met nurseryman Otto Stern and learned of Stern's troubles shipping plants in 1944. They hired O. Wesley Davidson, a Rutgers University professor, to develop the fertilizer.