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TIL use of asbestos dates back at least 4500 years ago

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gR7W TIL of a political and economic movement in the 1930s that purposes to replace politicians with scientists and engineers who they believed were better suited to guide a nation.
kOlwd TIL Yoko Ono has more solo #1 singles in the US Dance charts than John Lennon has in the Pop/Rock category.
x6eW5 TIL that the Alf TV series ended with Alf kidnapped by the US government (which wanted to disect Alf). Originally a season finale cliffhanger, this ended up being the series finale.
JZLV TIL that Sean Connery was once pulled over and fined by a British police officer for over speeding. The Officer’s name was Sergeant James Bond.
BgvBD TIL I learned the CIA directly influences the production of movies and Hollywood since 1946