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TIL the Korea Consumer Protection Board (KCPB) issued a consumer safety alert in 2006 warning that "asphyxiation from electric fans and air conditioners" was among South Korea's five most common summer accidents or injuries

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rV4d TIL when B-52’s singer Fred Schneider tried to come out as gay to his mother as she was vacuuming, she simply replied “Oh I know, Freddie” and continued to vacuum without missing a beat.
nMXo TIL: that a man has a bottle garden that he has not watered for 40 years, its still alive due to the plant creating a self sustained ecosystem
X0LvQ TIL there's an island in Japan, Aoshima, that has more cats than people. Known as "Cat Island," it has become a curious destination for tourists, illustrating the cats' dominance over their human counterparts.
1aEYr TIL about a traditonal British pudding called ”spotted dick”, which is made with flour, suet and dried fruits.
PY7gO TIL I learned that the first vibrator was invented in the late 1860's by Dr. George Taylor. It was used to cure symptoms of depression and anxiety, symptoms for a female condition that was commonly referred to at the time as "hysteria."