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TIL 99% of consumer grade fireworks are made in China

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bbWN TIL in 2001 a Los Angeles man, upset at the poor exit signage on the 110 Freeway, modified an overhead sign under the cover of night. Caltrans investigated it, approved of the workmanship, and left it up for eight years.
JR1V TIL the inside of Reddit’s offices can be visited using Google Maps
gya9 TIL Richard Pryor was raised in a brothel where his own mother worked. He found an escape in watching movies because, “you were never in doubt as to why the women in them were screaming.”
4RNw TIL: Pythagoras invented a cup which spills ALL of its contents if the user pours in more than the allowed amount. It uses the same siphon principle as modern toilets to control gluttony.
7KOL TIL that airplane windows were once square until 3 fatal crashes in the 50’s were caused by the windows. Corners are weak points(4 on a window) and stress/pressure can cause these points to crack