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TIL the FDA relies on studies performed by the companies seeking approval of chemicals they manufacture or want to use. No other developed country has a system where companies decide the safety of chemicals put into food. Many food additives allowed in the U.S. are banned in other countries

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awVwA TIL: Bees are not supposed to die after they sting. They usually sting away as many times as they want but only die when they sting humans. This is because their barbed stinger cannot cope with fleshy human skin, tearing away their abdomen when they try to pull away after stinging.
ADYvg TIL that in 1937 an explosion in a Texas school killed roughly 300 people. One of the letters of condolences that was sent via telegram to the school officials was from Adolf Hitler.
1ayWD TIL Walmart is the world’s largest retail company. From 2005 to 2018 US companies dominated the ten world’s largest retailers.
R5nm8 TIL about a hurricane in 1926 that directly hit metro Miami at high-end Category 4 strength. It is speculated that this hurricane contributed to an early start to the Great Depression in the state and would have cost more than $200 billion if it were to occur in modern times.
QdQE TIL Sharon Stone, for many years, maintained that she had an IQ of 148 and was a member of Mensa. She admitted in 2002 that she was not, and had never been, a member of Mensa.