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TIL that the carpet cleaning company Stanley Steemer is named after Stanley Steamers, an early automobile powered by steam

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R7Ep7 TIL while making Moana, Disney producers visited the South Pacific and assembled an "Oceanic Story Trust" comprised of local cultural experts to advise on accuracy of details. Maui was originally bald but he was redrawn with a full head of hair as hair symbolized mana (power) in Polynesian culture.
Meera TIL that after introducing optional screening in 2000, Iceland has virtually eliminated Down's syndrome in newborns
Y7XQd TIL about the Ice cream barge, a WWII ship entirely devoted to making ice cream
e0bYL TIL of Compassion fatigue. It's characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion leading to a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others, often described as the negative cost of caring
oRpBK TIL that Randy Savage (aka Macho Man) died from a heart attack while driving with his wife; autopsy found his coronary artery 90% blocked.