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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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7V7b TIL In 2011 an artist placed 4 frat boys in a plexi box with 30 cases of beer, a bucket, and a Sharpie
BgdZb TIL: Experts believe the word/name "Dad" originated from infantile or childish speech because there is no historical record/language of where the word originated from.
nbxY TIL Roger Moore was older than Sean Connery, even though he replaced Connery as a ‘younger Bond’.
N7Alb TIL that some historians claim, but haven't proven conclusively, that the name “sundae” was created in response to the “Blue Laws” which said that ice cream sodas could not be sold on Sundays because they were to “frilly.”
NXQaP TIL that the low cost wine brand "Two Buck Chuck" was created by Fred Franzia, who bought the Charles Shaw name from a bankrupt winery for $27k.