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TIL there is no FDA limit on lead in lipstick. The amount of lead has risen at an alarming rate since 2000.

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Wy8d TIL that on Europe’s longest road of ice you’re actually banned from wearing a seatbelt incase you need to make a speedy exit from your vehicle.
eplWk TIL there have been 34 prison escapes using helicopters (and another 14 failed attempts). The record holder is French criminal Pascal Payet, who has escaped prison by helicopter three times.
5VgED TIL that the popular show Umbrella Academy was originally a comic book series, and it was created by the singer of My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way.
nW9Xo TIL That the moon appearing huge when it's near the horizon is a trick our brains play on us, you can remove the illusion by bending over and looking through your legs, or standing on your head and nobody is quite sure why.
oBX7W TIL Tchaikovsky, famous Russian classical composer, lived a life of tragedy. His mother died while he was in boarding school, his close friend died, his 13-year relationship ended, he had to keep his homosexuality private all his life, and he died a sudden death at 53 years old.