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TIL that asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral which has to be mined, and that millions of tons of it are still being mined today.

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yVKbX TIL of William Sidis who was raised by his father, a psychologist, to prove that extreme intelligence can be learned. He entered Havard a 11, spoke 25 languages including his own and published in various different topics. He might have been the smartest person to have ever lived.
DE0r TIL Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt was discovered waiting tables at a Bubba Gump Shrimp restaurant in Hawaii by Tommy Chong’s daughter. She offered him a role in her movie, on the spot.
8NpK TIL Ten years ago today, a tour bus driver for the Dave Matthews Band released the bus’ septic tank over a grate above the Chicago River. A boat full of sightseers was below at the time, and its passengers were covered with 800 lbs of human waste.
69N7 TIL Soviet banknotes following the Russian Revolution had the Communist Manifesto printed on them in different languages, encouraging workers of the world to unite.
BrljK TIL that in 2017, a Florida man who had written a self-help book about saving a marriage through communication, killed his wife and posted a picture of her dead body on Facebook.