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TIL - Childhood lead poisoning was linked to lead-based paints in 1904. Several EU countries banned it in 1909, League of Nations banned it in 1922. The US did not start phasing it out until 1971 & houses built before 1978 may contain lead paint

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mx7vx TIL the original "iPad" was released by Fujitsu in 2002 with Apple paying $4 Million for the trademark in 2010
YpVBZ TIL of the Gold Coast Meter Maids. Bikini-clad women on Australia's Gold Coast who would top off parking meters of parked cars in order to avoid a parking fine.
dDm0d TIL The term 'mosh pit' was birthed in 1979 when H.R., vocalist of D.C. hardcore band the Bad Brains, saw some audience members slam dancing and shouted "mash it - mash down", but because of his faux Jamaican accent, some audience members heard this as "mosh it" and that is the term that stuck.
7ZRZ TIL that b/c of universe’s increasing expansion rate, the gulf between all other stars and the Earth will eventually be so vast that stellar light, even at its greatest speed, will not be able to reach us, leaving our night sky in pure empty blackness.
4kdMa TIL about the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist, the biggest heist (with inflation accounted for) in Canadian history was almost 3,000 tons of maple syrup and took place over several months in 2011 and 2012.