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TIL James Cameron quit his job as a truck driver to enter the film industry after seeing Star Wars in 1977.

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9YLaM TIL Antibiotic ointments such as Neosporin have not been proven more effective at healing than regular petroleum jelly, and may contribute to the spread of MRSA
xZNk TIL that the current existing nuclear waste can power the world for 72 years
VGM4 TIL that 1 in 200 US births are to mothers who report that they have never had sex. Relative to “non-virgin” mothers not only do these mothers report lower communication from their parents about sex/contraception, but they were also younger and more likely to have signed chastity pledges.
BrpYK TIL that the “ah-choo” sound people make when sneezing is a cultural learned behavior. For example, in the Phillipines they instead say “ha-ching”, the Japanese say “hakashun”, and deaf people don’t add any sounds at all.
PY5XO TIL about the 1997 Jarell tornado, which is considered the most destructive tornado in recorded history. By the time rescuers arrived at the Double Creek subdivision where 27 people had died, there was nothing in sight except bare slabs of foundation and ripped up dirt.