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TIL Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer

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oRPGY TIL that Black Pepper starts as a green stone fruit and was popularized in the 15th century when the Portuguese explorer Vasco De Gama located it growing on the shores of India
e0bWJ TIL that Caribbean sperm whales have a different “speaking” accent than whales in other oceans.
7rYYX TIL During the Cold War, the US tested its ejector seats out on bears.
GZLJ TIL Two ultramarathoners — Kevin Carr of the U.K. and Dotknac Swiata from Poland — on separate treks around the globe crossed paths by accident in a Dutch village.
nWGQG TIL series creator Matt Groening has writing credits on only four out of the almost 800 episodes of The Simpsons that have been produced.