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TIL Public poll names town's new gritters in UK

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rNEZW TIL the mouthwash Listerine was originally a surgical antiseptic and was named for surgeon, scientist, and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, Joseph Lister
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e0rJJ TIL that astronomers have discovered a massive black hole with a huge appetite. Each day, the black hole named J2157 consumes gas and dust equivalent to the mass of the Sun, making it the fastest-growing black hole in the universe.
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