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TIL The Winslows from Family Matters had a 2nd daughter named Judy that went upstairs in Season 4 and was never heard from or acknowledged again.

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7rE4X TIL Some maniac scientists have created transgenic albino silkworm monstrosities which spin SPIDER silk. The idea is to weave it into bullet proof vests, surgical replacement ligaments, and super light aircraft. And for fighting crime, obviously.
gM91A TIL in 2010 famous comedy venue The Laugh Factory hired an in-house psychologist for the club's comedians who has maintained an office upstairs ever since. This was partly in response to many recent comedian suicides.
N701E TIL That the urine from a diabetic contains so much sugar that it can be purified and made into whiskey.
K90E TIL That women who undergo breast augmentation surgery (boob job) are three times more likely to commit suicide
p86RA In Delhi, air quality index (AQI) levels are usually a severe 200 on a good day (anything above 25 is deemed unsafe by World Health Organization). During peak pollution periods last year they soared well into a life-threatening 900 and sometimes off the measurable scale. But as Delhi’s 11m registered cars were taken off the roads and factories and construction were ground to a halt, AQI levels have regularly fallen below 20. The skies are suddenly a rare, piercing blue. Even the birdsong seems louder.