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TIL about TRIS, a flame retardant that has been shown to cause cancer. However, TRIS and many other flame retardants are widespread in homes and are linked to a wide range of toxic effects even though they might not even work.

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Y7G4W TIL that the Korean Alphabet was made because the King at the time didn't like how only the rich could learn to read. So he decided to take matters into his own hands and create a new writing system from scratch that can be "learned before lunchtime." You can actually learn to read it in 20 minutes.
PYvPw TIL that Olympians can use the OLY lettering on any official documentation after their name much like when one gets a royal honor or PhD
gGl9 TIL of a study measuring whether the tiredness/hunger of a judge affected the prospects of getting parole. At the beginning of a session, a prisoner had a 65% chance of being parolled, the authors found. This declined to almost zero by the end of a session, and leaped back to 65% after a break.
awdMy TIL Brenda Vaccaro's 1980 Playtex Ad was infamous for her loud inhalations. Producers pulled the ad, took out her breathing, and re-released the ad, showing her taking breaths even though you could not hear them. It resulted in SCTV famously spoofing the Ad and the ad being pulled entirely.
kOrge TIL that a closed bedroom door increases your chances of surviving a house fire by an extreme amount.