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

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ema5 TIL that a whale’s ear wax builds up over the course of its life and can be analysed like tree-rings.
QQxa TIL there’s a Southeast Asian sport called Sepak Takraw which is like volleyball but with feet only, it looks impressive and VERY difficult
e0x9D TIL Rod Stirling wrote the screenplay for Planet Of The Apes. The twist ending came from a woman he met at a party who pitched him the "it was earth all along" plot as a Twilight Zone episode. He paid her $500 for the idea.
kV4g TIL that A tablespoon of soil has more living organisms than there are people on Earth right now.
GYpW7 TIL a casino was hacked into by exploiting a smart fish tank that was connected to the internet