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TIL that If two pieces of the same type of metal touch each other in space, they will bond and be permanently stuck together

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loyxB TIL that asbestos is not banned in the United States. A proposed ban was shot down by the 5th circuit court in 1991 because the cost was between $450 and $800 million and would only save around "200 lives in a 13 year timeframe".
8mMV TIL When two New Zealand trawlers came across a Japanese submarine that outweighed them by more than 1000 tons, the two Kiwi trawlers kept ramming it until they beached the much larger sub. This allowed the U.S. to capture key Japanese codebooks
Qw6E TIL 95 percent of those of European origin can trace their maternal roots to one of seven women who lived between 10,000 and 45,000 years ago.
7o97 TIL eBay once tried changing their background from yellow to white, but received complaints. So they reverted it to yellow, then gradually changed it to white over several months. Nobody complained.
looXA TIL as much as 25% of the US sex offender registry is filled with juveniles.