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TIL that in the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat

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XEg1j TIL of the sport of Extreme Ironing. Exponents take ironing boards to extreme locations and iron garments there. Performances have taken place while doing activities such as skiing, surfboarding, diving and marathon running. Two extreme ironers ironed a Union Jack above Everest base camp in 2003.
Y71Y7 TIL that voice actress Dionne Quan, noted for roles like Trixie Tang in Fairly OddParents, is legally blind and has all of her scripts written in braille.
OGa8e TIL: In 1903 Daniel Barringer gambled his entire fortune on a mineshaft believing geologists had misclassified a meteor creator as a volcano and a $1 billion iron ore deposit was to be found. He was correct that the site was a meteor creator, but didn't realize the iron ore had vaporized on impact.
MW08 TIL In the UK during WWII, fish and chips were not subject to rationing because the government feared that any limit would damage morale. Winston Churchill recognised the crucial role of fish and chips, and referred to them as “good companions”.
ADvPx TIL Steve-O went to a clown college that is harder to get into than Harvard.