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TIL that Jehovah's Witnesses were banned in Australia
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TIL About The New London School Explosion, 294 lives lost to odorless natural gas. The US took action 33 years later by requiring natural gas to be detectable. Companies added Mercaptan to odorize the gas. This was being done in Europe as early as the 1880s.
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TIL| There is a Malaria vaccine in the works that may be approved for distribution by 2015.
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TIL Two comprehensive studies have shown even the must astute violin players choose the sound from even brand new violins over Stradivarius violins, despite the widely held belief Stradivarius violins are vastly superior, costing several millions of dollars and being hundreds of years old.
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TIL James Avery (Uncle Phil) served in the US Navy in Vietnam from 1968-69. He then moved to San Diego to write poetry and TV scripts for PBS and won an Emmy for his effort. He got a scholarship from UC San Diego and graduated there with a Bachelor’s degree in Drama and Literature in 1976.
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TIL that being tall is such an advantage that on average for every inch in height a person makes on average an additional $789 per year. Meaning someone who is six feet tall would earn $5,525 more than someone who is 5'6