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

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ANpQx TIL that Mattel sued the band Aqua over the use of Barbie in their hit single 'Barbie Girl'. The judge ultimately concluded his ruling by saying: "The parties are advised to chill."
d86W9 TIL that in 2004, researchers were exploring using sugar, specifically glucose, as fuel for an ecologically friendly automobile.
Bgxdd TIL that there is a museum in Iceland devoted to penises. A 95-year-old man donated his penis to it after his death.
e9WD TIL that Georgi Dimitrov, accused of conspiring to burn the Reichstag German in 1933, successfully defended himself in trial, including grilling Hermann Göring on the stand
DQAYe TIL that in 1841 France almost broke off relations with Texas due to a hotel owner's marauding pigs eating the French ambassador's bed linens