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TIL the FDA requires sunscreen to remain as effective for three years after it's manufacture

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4XNRJ Today I learned that the earliest audio recording of the word "fuck" was made in 1885. A technician at Volta labs was testing his equipment when it malfunctioned and recorded his iritated response.
KOGG4 TIL that Orlando Bloom and Peter Jackson have both seen "taking the hobbits to isengard"
Kv1a TIL An extension cord with two male ends on it is often used to bench test electrical equipment in the industrial field, but is considered so dangerous in other applications, that it is commonly referred to as a “suicide cord.”
M66B TIL the accent used by Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’ was actually the real-life accent of the boy that played young Forrest.
8wNL TIL Usain Bolt ate 1,000 chicken mcnuggets over 10 days at the Beijing Olympics.