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TIL Russia still regularly produces and uses Asbestos products

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0wk7v TIL ghosts saying 'boo!' originated from Scotland
R7J8j TIL in 2005 a red panda called Babu escaped a nature centre in Birmingham for four whole days. He was awarded Brummie Of The Year for his exploits, and passed away in 2013 at age 8
XEv4r TIL Bacteriophages are viruses that prey on bacteria and archaea, and some hope that phage therapy might one day be a useful alternate to antibiotics as antibiotic resistance becomes a bigger problem in treating deadly diseases
W7w1X TIL In Sweden, for drivers as young as 15, a car can be modified to limit max speed at 19mph, these are called A-Traktor, there is a full culture of these among the teens
8M84 TIL that in 2005, Iraqi terrorists held an action figure hostage and tried to claim that it was a U.S. Soldier.