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TIL Of the Chinese drywall health issues. Between 2001 and 2009 the United States imported large amounts of drywall from China that would off-gas, slowly releasing chemicals like hydrogen sulfide and corrode pipes. The South-East was especially affected because of rebuilding following hurricanes.

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KOoEw TIL of Miki Endo, a Japanese emergency worker who gave her life during the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, by continuing to broadcast warnings and alerts over the community loudspeaker as the tsunami overwhelmed the town of Minamisanriku. She was credited with saving many lives.
0jjj TIL A Homing Pigeon named Cher Ami received the Croix de Guerre for saving about 200 men in WW1. She delivered a message even thought she was shot, missing an eye and and with a leg hanging only by a tendon.
N7Zl6 TIL Adidas refuses business partnerships with any organization that has ties to Scientology; including a contract clause for existing partnerships that states, “any organization or association which represents the principles of L. Ron Hubbard will be void."
G89N TIL about Jury Nullification which can take place if a jury feels a law is “unjust”, they are permitted to “nullify” the law rather than see someone guilty, many jurors are not aware of this nor do many courts allow speaking of it or acknowledge the jurors themselves
NMJE TIL Muhammad Ali gave his first Olympic medal to a high school teacher who previously said “ you ain’t never gonna be nuthin’”