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TIL 90% of the world has been invaded by Britain at some point in history

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Z8kv4 TIL that skateboarding was banned in Norway from 1977 to 1989
mpMp TIL that “Horseback riding carries a higher injury rate than motorcycle riding.”
YpJDr TIL There was a man so dedicated to April Fools, he flew hundreds of tires into a dormant volcano in Alaska and set them on fire, fooling the locals and coast guard into thinking the volcano was active
yQAkw TIL that Stephanie Kwolek invented Kevlar and is the only woman to win DuPont company's Lavoisier Medal for outstanding technical achievement
4jP5 TIL In the 1960s, the sugar industry paid three Harvard scientists $50,000 to say that heart disease was most likely caused by saturated fat. After their report was published in JAMA, diets concentrating on low fat gained the endorsement of many health authorities.