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TIL that strontium, a chemical relative of calcium, can be given to increase bone density, fractures, and promote bone regrowth, essentially acting as calcium in the bones better than calcium itself does

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Y7MaB TIL that the Simpsons is not the longest running cartoon of all time. That a Looney Tunes spin-off called “The Bugs Bunny Show” currently beats the Simpsons by 6 years. This show ran for 40 years from 1960-2000. While The Simpsons is currently running at 34 years. (1989-present)
M7DgV TIL the Canadian PM's office will send a personalized certificate for milestone birthdays and anniversaries
R7BQ8 TIL that after Ukraine banned the display of communist symbols in 2015, the city of Odessa turned a statue of Lenin into a monument to Darth Vader
dDvpj TIL that sixteen people survived inside the collapse of the World Trade Center, and they were all in Stairwell B of the North Tower, in the center of the building. The survivors were spread out between floors 22 and 1.
R7owQ TIL that the creator of Pringles Can is buried inside one. He died in 2008 and after cremated, his ashes were put inside an original flavored Pringles Can.