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TIL that in 1950s America, Kent Micronite Cigarettes were manufactured with blue asbestos doped filters...as a "Safety Feature"!

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e0xp4 TIL Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado and his wife Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado in 20 years planted 2.7 million trees to afforest part of The Atlantic Forest & resulted in 1,500 acres of rainforest being recovered with 293 of plants, 15 reptiles, 172 bird, 15 amphibian & 33 mammal species have returned.
yQ18e TIL Metallica's catering rider for their 2004 tour repeatedly stated in all-caps that it was very important to have bacon available at every meal and throughout the day.
7rr4b It's the difference between a grainy black-and-white film and HD.
QJ1bk TIL Beth seeing the chess board before going to sleep in The Queen's Gambit is actually a common phenomena with chess players attributed to The Tetris Effect
BNOK TIL There is a restaurant in Texas that will give you a Free 72oz Steak - only if you finish it. Oh yea, they have a 24/7 web cam showing every contest.