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0wBXN TIL that children at the Wittenroom blue asbestos mine used to play in play pits filled with asbestos. They have higher death rates, cancer and mesothelioma.
4XY6w TIL - In 1836 a lowly sewer worker asked the governors at the Bank of England to meet him in the vault because he had identified a breach of security. Incredulously they complied, only to see the man pop up to join them through a hole in the floor by moving a few floorboards.
mxxQv TIL in an experiment, conducted by Iowa State University, the Pokewalker a toy for kids has been measured against highly advanced and modern pedometers and was actually rated as one of the best pedometers against other pedometers that are built for actual accuracy.
DQk6p TIL That the weird animated fish from Gaither's Pond is voiced by Mark Lowry, who wrote the famous Christmas song, "Mary Did You Know?".
rOpe TIL that the rule that you can’t end a sentence w/ a preposition was created by a guy in order to discredit old playwrights (like Shakespeare) because no one wanted to watch his plays.