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X0P7Q TIL according to the National Safety Council: 660 workers died in falls from a higher level in 2014. And while 50% of the falls occurred from 20 feet or lower, 12% were from less than 6 feet.
m1dRO TIL that the "Bendy Banana Law" took effect on 1 January 1995 in the European Union where standards for banana quality and classification were introduced
kJArB TIL US President Calvin Coolidge was alarmed at the number of turkeys president's were offered on Thanksgiving. He halted the practice for a short while until 1925 and was then offered a live raccoon 'Rebecca'. He refused to eat her and kept her as a pet at the White House
MeZn0 TIL France and Brazil had a "war" over lobsters
D118e TIL that hidden at the bottom of every box of Kleenex is a layer of strange peach tissues...and once you get to the peach tissues, it means you have 20 left until the box is all out.