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TIL that some non-stick cookware releases toxic fumes when overheated, which can be deadly to pet birds.

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PybV TIL of math prodigy George Green, who operated a windmill for 20 years. Almost completely self-taught, he could not attend university until almost 40 years old. Green nonetheless graduated from Cambridge as one of the top math students; Einstein later said that he was 20 years ahead of his time.
4QNw TIL that the saxophone was invented only in 1846 by Adolphe Sax. As a child, he survived a three-story fall, a gunpowder explosion, drinking a bowl of sulfuric water, a near-poisoning due to furniture varnish, and falling into a speeding river. His neighbors called him “little Sax, the ghost.”
0w4P5 TIL Warren Buffett tried to call the CEO of Bank of America to invest $5 billion after the 2008 financial crisis, only to reach Bank of America's call center where they refused to connect him
OnZL TIL an animated short about The Simpsons shown before a feature film received higher critical acclaim than the movie itself
aw9j9 TIL that printed circuit boards are green because the color can relieve visual fatigue and aid in inspections. Sensors in the human eyes, or cones, are also the most sensitive to green light.