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TIL Because of their weight and height, adults using a Slip N Slide risk serious back and neck injuries that have resulted in paralysis for some

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ADv5w TIL in 1942 Nazi Germany began working on a long range bomber capable of striking the United States. A lack of materials and the worsening war situation caused the project to be abandoned.
6VlZ TIL that the twenty two wealthiest women in the world ALL inherited their wealth, from either a father or a husband.
LkvP0 TIL that the first public listed company, the Dutch East India Company is also the most valuable company in history. at it's peak, it was worth what is now $7.9 trillion. for comparison, Apple is worth $1.3 trillion.
grxLA TIL that people over 65 have poor theory of mind, and it can still be improved if deliberately worked on.
XdO8 TIL The ‘Irish Giant’ Charles Byrne was so afraid that the surgeon John Hunter wanted his body dissection and display, he arranged to be buried at sea. Hunter snatched Byrne’s cadaver on the way to the burial, reduced Byrne’s body to its skeleton and put it in his museum where it still remains