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TIL gas stoves are linked to nearly 13 percent of childhood cases of asthma in the United States

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10XD TIL zippers are the most common cause of penile injuries. Zipper-related genital injuries send roughly 1,700 men to the ER each year
kJV95 TIL the nursery rhyme "Mary had a little lamb" is based on a real incident in the life of Mary Sawyer. Mary brought her lamb, who followed her everywhere, to school one day. The teacher kicked lamb out, but the lamb waited patiently outside the school for Mary.
JMg1 TIL Not only were the founding fathers against the idea of political parties, John Adams once said: “This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.”
9YpZD TIL of the Daisey Cutter, a bomb specifically designed to create helicopter landing pads in the thick jungle forests of Vietnam. The blast would level a 300+ ft circle while leaving the ground itself relatively unaffected.
LkYGV TIL X-Men is/was a metaphor for the civil rights movement. Specifically, Xavier as MLK and Magneto as Malcolm X.