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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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OGgKe TIL that Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida is the #2 busiest single-runway airport in the United States; #1 is the San Diego International Airport. It is also the largest airport in Florida, and third-largest airport in the U.S. based on total area (13,555 acres).
OyQL TIL In eight years, Utah has quietly reduced homelessness by 78 percent, and is on track to end homelessness by 2015
1adMD TIL The Simpsons episode "Bart Sells His Soul" would originally feature "Jesus He Knows Me" by Genesis, but since they could not obtain the rights to use it "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly was used instead.
69rPw TIL whales come from a land animal called pakicetues its bones was discovered in pakistan
LkBVV TIL that 2 current countries share the same national anthem as the U.K. (Liechtenstein and Norway which has it as the royal anthem), and many countries had it as their anthem before the U.K. did