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TIL Lego has a 'Government & Public Affairs' wing.

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BgR5b TIL that the UK banned the sale of lead paint to the general public in 1992, only allowed it to be sold to specialists
GAvnE TIL during a screening of "A Fish Called Wanda," Danish audiologist Ole Bentzen died from heart fibrillation, caused by an increased heart rate due to extended laughter. Newspapers reported he died laughing. Writer John Cleese considered using it for publicity but ultimately deemed it inappropriate.
grjo8 TIL the differences between an alligator and crocodile. Crocodile is tan in color while the alligator is black in color. Crocodiles are typically more aggressive than the alligator. Crocodiles live in saltwater while alligators live in fresh waters
VQBQ TIL that NASA estimates that the value of minerals in the asteroid belt exceeds $600,000,000,000,000,000,000. Or nearly $100 billion per person alive.
o7mA TIL that there’s a biological reason why we generally hate the sound of our own voice. We hear our own voices as higher-pitched, so we are surprised to hear a recording that sounds lower than what we’ve learned to expect.