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TIL Russia still regularly produces and uses Asbestos products

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xXpD TIL ‘Google’ is spelled the way it is because Larry Page and Sergey Brin accidentally misspelled 'googol’ when registering the trademark and domain name
nQRo TIL Former newspaper editor of The Sun, Kelvin Mackenzie, published a story alleging Elton John had the voiceboxes of his own guard dogs removed. He was proven wrong when a reporter went round to check and the dogs barked at him.
8ajga TIL a man once tried to sue New York City for "two undecillion dollars" after being bitten by a dog, having a couple photograph him while being treated for the injury, and being overcharged coffee at the airport
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