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TIL that the magazine KIDS DISCOVER does not publish a single advertisement in their issues because they don’t believe in marketing to minors

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KOMDB TIL after his friend's eyes froze over from removing fogged goggles during a test flight, John Macready began working with Bausch & Lomb to create goggles better suited for flights into the upper atmosphere. Using his original shape, tint and fit, the design would become the Ray-Ban Aviators.
R7458 TIL: Russia had another nuclear disaster, almost as bad as Chernobyl that was kept a lot more secret. A reporter trying to get compensation for victims had to flee the country.
wLg8P TIL during the 2019 Mozambique peace-accord signings, Sid Meier's Civilization IV's theme song, Baba Yetu, was played in the background.
Y7yoZ TIL of Pope Benedict IX who was accused of habitual sodomy and bestiality, and was said to have sponsored orgies where any available orifice was considered fair game.
p6bb TIL Brain Training games don’t make you any smarter.