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TIL that during the construction of the Hoover Dam in 1931 it was the very first time employers required workers to wear hard hats

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d70j TIL Kara Hultgreen became the first female fighter pilot, despite having low scores which normally would end your career. She later fatally crashed her F-14 in a landing attempt.
VBBMp TIL that certain land snails can sleep for 3 years straight, whether it is cold (hibernation) or warm (estivation). The reason they do this is because weather conditions lack humidity, moisture, etc. They secrete slime to stay moist and alive during these times.
wyDJ TIL that the owner of the field where Teletubbies were filmed flooded the hill to stop tourists trespassing.
BEEr TIL: Uri Geller sued Nintendo over “Un Geller” a psychic Pokemon who carried around bent spoons.
ND6Q TIL that in 1987, Myanmar lowered its official literacy rate from 79% to 19% in order to qualify for least developed country status to receive UN debt relief.