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TIL that pizza delivery is ranked the 5th most dangerous job, behind military personnel, police officers, stunt performers, and firefighters.

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Av5a TIL that there is a Scottish tartan designed for Mars exploration
LQbw9 TIL: Major orange juice producers add chemical fragrances called "flavor packs" to their juice to provide the signature taste of their brand because OJ loses its flavor during pasteurization and de-oxygenation.
b6l6E TIL Cassini was able to measure the change in diameter of the Sun's disk as Earth moved toward and then away from the Sun through a hole in a church, confirming Kepler's heliocentric theory. The same church hosts a fresco depicting Prophet Mohamed in hell being tortured and devoured by a demon
JZE4 TIL that Pinball was considered gambling and banned between the 1940s to 1976. It ended when enthusiast Roger Sharpe played it before a committee and called out precisely what he was going to shoot for, and then did so. The ban was lifted since he had proven it was a game of skill, not chance.
YpB4d TIL Sierra Leone is one of the worlds most religiously tolerant nations, they are celebrating both christian and Muslim holidays, vote for candidates with no regard for their religious alignment. Christian and Muslim leaders meet in a Inter-Religious Council to promote understanding and tolerance.