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TIL that the "electrical" smell from running things like a food processor or power tools for too long is the carbon brushes in the motor overheating and starting to burn

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oRJmL TIL The Babushka Lady is an unidentified woman present during the 1963 assassination of JFK, who appeared to be taking photos as other witnesses took cover. Her identity, along with her photos, remain unknown.
r0nW TIL Britney Spears’ father has a permanent conservatorship on her daughter, which is usually reserved for the severely mentally ill. Britney has reportedly stated that she really wants to quit the show business, but she can’t make any personal or financial decisions and is forced to continue.
0wyky TIL that workers can get desensitized to the odor added to natural gas - mercaptan - which can lead to catastrophic industrial accidents. This applies mostly to purging those gases indoors and workers relying on sense of smell rather than monitors, without realizing they can't smell it anymore.
gr8LD TIL the longest sea crossing in the world is a bridge-tunnel system connecting Macau and Hong Kong. It is 34 miles long, roughly twice the length of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, which is where the idea came from.
ynx8 TIL before 9/11, the credits of Rambo III dedicated the movie to the ’[..] brave Mujahideen fighters of Afghanistan.’ Now it’s dedicated to the gallant people of Afghanistan.