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TIL Casey Kasem quit the Transformers cartoon because they named a fictional arab city “Carbombya”

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16RVr TIL After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth. If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8bn tonnes, surpassed only by China and the US. [2018 numbers]
O1QR TIL Rowan Atkinson suffers from a stammer, so he uses over-articulation as a technique to overcome problematic consonants (like ‘B’).
yaEp TIL the German government refuses to recognize Scientology as a religion. The organization has officially been labelled an ‘abusive business masquerading as a religion’.
MelXb TIL - The original Star Trek:TNG model was presumed missing, but it turns out it was hanging above a grill at a restaurant.
d8e9r TIL that weighted blankets weren't designed as a sleep aid. They were first used as an alternative to physically restraining children with autism or pervasive developmental disabilities, as well as adults in acute-care psychiatric units.