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TIL The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the oil and gas industry, pipeline safety, the coal and mining industry, but NOT railroads.

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RPOQ TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger had an egg thrown at him at a rally, and supported it as freedom of speech
awLXL TIL about mass suicides; occurring as early as 206 BC in Astapa to as late as 1946 in Bali, Indonesia. These mass suicides, which can reach a toll of thousands, are a form of political protest of defeated groups against their aggressors and are regarded as an honorable act of heroism.
V9jB TIL A survey of the largest symphony orchestras in the US revealed 27% of musicians had used a common heart medication called a beta blocker to inhibit stage fright, and 70% of those who had used the drug had obtained it from a friend and not a medical doctor.
l7Y7N TIL "cretinism" is an outdated medical term for congenital hypothyroidism, which can lead to mental impairment. It's most often caused by iodine deficiency, and over 100 countries mandate iodized salt as a preventative measure
mxbax TIL that “Tuvalu is sinking” is the local catch-all phrase used in the small island archipelago due to the changing environment