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TIL Eighty percent of Soviet males born in 1923 died in WWII

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Zlkp TIL Crayola’s most senior crayon moulder who, after 37 years of service and approximately 1.4 billion crayons produced, revealed he was colorblind
4k4Dw TIL: In Japan train conductors, drivers and station staff use a system called "Pointing-and-Calling". Each step in a given task is reinforced physically and audibly to ensure the step is both complete and accurate. This has reduced workplace errors by up to 85 percent.
W5VN TIL When Jack Warner cast My Fair Lady, Julie Andrews was overlooked for the part, despite being Eliza on stage. When she won Best Actress on the golden globes for Mary Poppins against Audrey Hepburn (who played Eliza) , she got her revenge by thanking Jack for making it all possible.
knBm TIL Frank Hayes was a jockey who, in 1923, suffered a fatal heart attack in the middle of a race in New York. His horse finished first with his lifeless body still atop, making him the first and thus far, only jockey to win a race after death.
wLG0J TIL Cotton bags must be reused thousands of times before they meet the environmental performance of plastic bags