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TIL that in the US men make up 92% of workplace deaths

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9nNp TIL that Under Armour, an American company, uses a non-American spelling of “armour” (with a “u”) not because it has ties to somewhere like the UK or Canada but because the founder was “trying to get a cool toll-free phone number.”
9Yo16 TIL in 1971 Kellogg’s made a pizza Pop Tart, called Presto Pizza.
WbAL TIL that children have double the number of taste buds comparing to adults, causing them to taste much more intense and have very distinct food preferences.
woVGo TIL The Dark Knight trilogy director Christopher Nolan based his characterization of Bruce Wayne on Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States. To Nolan, both characters overcame great personal loss and a traumatic childhood by reinventing themselves and personally taking on crime.
Rrxa TIL “Turn the other cheek” actually means that you are demanding equality from an abuser…and not passively accepting assault.