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TIL despite the Romans using lead water pipes, lead poisoning from the water supply system was almost nonexistent since the high calcium content in their water created a layer of plaque preventing the water contacting the lead itself.

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J1lG4 TIL about childlore which is the folk culture of children between the ages of about 6 and 15. As a branch of folklore it is concerned with activities learnt and passed on by children to other children.
4XnEX TIL of the "Daughter from California" syndrome, a situation in which a long-lost distant relative arrives at the hospital at which a dying elderly relative is being treated, and insists on aggressive measures to prolong the patient's life, or otherwise challenges the care the patient is being given.
RyDj TIL a hero named Rick Rescorla, while in the process of saving 2,700 lives on 9/11, called his wife and said, “Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I’ve never been happier. You made my life.”
Ee8P TIL at the time of 101 Dalmations’ production there was talk about closing Disney’s animation department because of the wildly expensive an under-performing Sleeping Beauty. The production of Dalmations was cut in half because of a modified Xerox machine.
W7E0d TIL an English naval force successfully conquered Quebec in 1629. However, because the capture had happened after peace was signed in Europe, France and England agreed that it didn't count, so England returned Quebec and even paid for damages.