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TIL that, because of bleaching agents and hairspray, hairdressers are at very high risk of developing lung disease.

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QJKgM TIL that Finland's reindeer herders wanted to reduce the 4,000 annual reindeer road deaths. They painted antlers in fluorescent colors, hung reflectors around necks, and used movable traffic signs. This failed, so they tried a mobile app for drivers to register sightings and get reindeer warnings.
b9Z47 TIL: There is around $60 billion of unclaimed treasure still under the sea.
Oo8RR TIL about Gerner's Mean World Syndrome- the more negative news/shows/etc people expose themselves to, the more dangerous they think they world is (becoming less and less accurate in their assessment)
R7jLj TIL the CIA once tried to scare Pakistani children with Osama Bin Laden toys in which its skin would peel off to reveal a demon face.
16r1V TIL: We know exactly who was the first person to LOL: some guy from Canada called Wayne Pearson