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TIL that the landscaping around a home is not just decorative but also serves to create a barrier to protect from possible lead exposure from deteriorating lead paint.

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yQDRM TIL that it was USA who fired the first shots in the Pacific War
w651 TIL Carl Sagan’s anatomically correct naked man and woman were censored on the Voyager spacecraft Golden Record because critics found the nudity offensive.
nWxo9 TIL On last day of filming in Nova Scotia Titanic’s cast and crew’s unknowingly ate Chowder Spiked with PCP.
M7KmV TIL “Wild Horses” written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards was originally recorded by a band called “The Flying Burrito Bros.”
jadM TIL That a US destroyer attempted to ram and became stuck on top of a German u-boat during WWII. Resulting in exchanges of small arms fire that claimed the lives of 35 members of the u-boats crew.