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TIL about a series of Bald Eagle attacks in the late 1800s to early 1900s resulting in many injuries and deaths, particularly to children.

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GYyM1 TIL I learned of Thomas Midgley Jr., who ""had more impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history". He played a big role in inventing of leaded gasoline in 1921. After that, he joined a team that invented Freon.
jNNJR TIL The first rocket in India was transported on a bicycle and launched from a church
4X7VR TIL that Japanese scientists hypothesized that zebras' stripes deter insects. So they painted black and white stripes on cows and striped cows had about 50% fewer biting flies land on them than unpainted cows.
v69R TIL that since men associated Diet Coke with women, Coca-Cola created Coke Zero
VBJJ4 TIL of NewBrew, a Singaporean beer made with recycled toilet water. It was made to promote Singapore's "NEWater" water reclamation plants that turn sewage into drinking water