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TIL Plain Soap is as Good as Antibacterial Soap at Killing Bacteria

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nWkmb TIL that studies have suggested correlations between high soda intake and conditions like kidney stones, heart disease, and even osteoporosis due to the phosphoric acid content.
LJed TIL New Jersey’s NHL team is named after the Jersey Devil, a legendary creature encountered by many including Commodore Stephen Decatur (who fired a cannonball at it) and Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon’s older brother. In 1909 the creature reportedly attacked a trolley and was fired upon by police
pB9N TIL that Nestle, one of the worlds largest confectionery companies, owns Jenny Craig.
DQOgV TIL that a group of researchers hotboxed lobsters to see if they would get high. They discovered “duration-related THC levels in all tissues examined.” Along with a lowered locomotor activity.
GAxMQ TIL Martin Luther King Jr. and Anne Frank would have been just 96 in 2025.