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TIL that people can be allergic to the cold.

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0dZXp TIL that for a brief time in the 50’s, there’s was a “Atomic Energy Lab” science kit marketed for children that contained radioactive uranium, and other questionable kits in subsequent years.
0wPlM TIL carrot leaves are edible and highly nutritious.
5KL9 TIL that holding the steering wheel at 10 and 2 is dangerous, because if the airbag deploys, it’ll forcefully knock your hands into your face, causing injury. The recommended position is now 9 and 3, or 8 and 4.
0dwMM TIL that the gavel used by the US Senate was smashed to bits by Richard Nixon during a heated argument on US nuclear energy
neoQb TIL part of what makes Impposible Foods meatless burgers tastes like meat because they genetically modified yeast to produce the plant version of hemoglobin, Leghemoglobin.