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TIL that in the US men make up 92% of workplace deaths
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TIL when Wheel of Fortune first aired in September 1973, the contestants would try to earn the money for the prizes that they themselves picked out.
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TIL upon graduating, Teddy Roosevelt's doctor advised him to pursue a desk job and avoid strenuous physical activity due to serious heart problems. Ignoring this, he instead pursued activities like regular exercise, boxing, tennis, hiking, rowing, polo and horseback riding, even into his presidency.
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TIL in Islamic law, a woman has the right to annul her marriage if her husband is away for too long because her right to intimacy is paramount
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TIL that birch trees have bark that peels because they can photosynthesize through their bark. Peeling off the old bark removes lichen and fungus that would prevent photosynthesis.
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TIL that in 2014 Toshiba has repurposed its floppy disk factory, that hasn’t been used for nearly two decades into a vegetable farm