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TIL 40% of workers in New York masturbate while on the job

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rJP4 TIL the “Loony Gas Building” was the name given to an old Standard Oil plant in 1924 after every single man who worked there was hospitalized for insanity… 5 of which died. The plant was manufacturing a new, breakthrough product: leaded gasoline additive.
yVVOl TIL that in Quebec, wafers used for holy communion are sold in stores as snacks
n7G TIL Russians take guns into space to protect themselves against bears if they land off-course.
R7Vn9 TIL that Sesame Street had a Dolly Parton parody called Polly Darton that sang a version of 9to5 called 1 to 5 to help pre-schoolers count...
PMjn TIL there is less time between now and when Cleopatra reigned, then there was between Cleopatra and when most of the pyramids had been built…