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TIL talcum powder is made from a material which is often mined from locations with deposits of asbestos

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5d08 TIL Ants can survive in a microwave: they find the coolest spot inside and keep still
9bPm TIL Tilda Swinton comes from one of only three families that can trace their unbroken land ownership and lineage to before the Norman Conquest
epWOD TIL that there is a Marble frieze of The Prophet Muhammad at the U.S. Supreme Court, dressed in long robes and carrying a sword.
VMNG0 TIL that in the 1920 Presidential election (the first where women were allowed to vote), only 36% of eligible women turned up at the polls, partly due to barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests, both of which are now illegal.
lwvK TIL that thanks to its 30’ deep foundation, the center of gravity of the 605’ tall Space Needle is just five feet off the ground.