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TIL that 29% of San Francisco’s air pollution comes from China.

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neRwY TIL JFK asked his mother not to contact heads of state without asking first after she asked Nikita Khrushchev to send her his autograph
NxKE TIL that P.T. Barnum noticed people were lingering too long at his exhibits so he posted signs indicating “This Way to the Egress”. Not knowing that “Egress” was another word for “Exit”, people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit — and ended up outside.
p8AvA TIL that the same person (Alan Adler) invented both the Aerobie flying disc and the AeroPress coffeemaker
jN71X TIL That in February of 2020, the state of Nevada experienced an all time low unemployment rate of 3.6%, which was shortly followed by an all time high in April of 2020, at 30.1%. Nevada currently has the highest unemployment rate in the United States.
p8vMN TIL of "poop" pills - capsules containing only bacteria from donors' poo which are used to treat gut infections. They have no scent, taste and are as effective as traditional fecal transplants while being much cheaper.