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TIL that of all things, firefighters, wood, and snails give you cancer.

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N7ElM TIL that foreigners who visited Korea in the 17th Century were forbidden from leaving the country
x6jw7 Today I learned that apple can be used as a racial slur towards Native Americans.
a8BYo TIL about D.R. kaprekar, a great indian recreational mathematician who discovered kaprekar's constant and other magical numbers , but lived a humble life as government school teacher in a small town.
4ko4J TIL in 1858, a large brawl involving 50 US representatives erupted on the House floor, ending only when a missed punch from Rep. Washburn upended the hairpiece of Rep. Barksdale. The embarrassed Barksdale accidentally replaced the wig backwards, causing both sides to erupt in spontaneous laughter.
MeMk0 TIL that in 2017 a 16 year old Aussie teenager drove around Melbourne in a fake 'emergency' truck modded with over $100K worth of gear. He responded to emergencies on the road, going undetected for a long period of time having fooled authorities, pedestrians and other traffic.