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TIL that today’s children could have shorter average life spans than their parents, because so many suffer from obesity.

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woGn7 TIL The first song to use guitar distortion was Rocket 88 by Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1951. Their amplifier had been damaged and they tried to fix it by stuffing it with newspaper, which gave it a distorted sound. The band were pleased with the sound and decided to keep it on the song.
grLp4 TIL that due to increased costs, for every child under two that would be saved by safety seats in airplanes, 60 people would die in car accidents
5Yn49 TIL Houston officials let developers build thousands of homes inside reservoirs. Nobody told homebuyers that the reservoirs were designed to flood during major rainstorms until Hurricane Harvey happened.
kOwo4 TIL In 1971, the crew of Apollo 15 carried about 400 unauthorized postal covers to the Moon in order to be sold. Because the astronauts were paid $7000 each even though they returned the money, they were accused of profiting from their mission and never allowed to fly in space again.
v1J4B TIL Outlaw Country Superstar Waylon Jennings earned $25,000 during contract negotiations when he quietly walked out of the room to pee because the record company thought he had walked out in frustration.