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TIL Bubble lights used for Christmas decorations contain methylene chloride, a carconigenic solvent.

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W7gO8 TIL that Luxembourg is nearly a third more populous during the day than at night, as over 200k people living in Belgium, France and Germany commute daily to Luxembourg for work. In other words, Luxembourg draws roughly 40% of its current workforce from the border areas in Germany, France and Belgium
looOV TIL that gravity has speed, and the speed of gravity appears to be the same as the speed of light
loOOa TIL that Kobe Bryant is named after Kobe Beef after his parents saw it on a menu at a restaurant.
OGkb1 TIL that in 2020, Burger King ran an advertising campaign featuring a picture of a moldy Whopper, to prove that their burgers are made without preservatives. This unconventional advertising method worked, increasing sales by 14% (according to multiple sources.)
R7b9 TIL president Jimmy Carter left the nuclear launch codes in his suit at the dry cleaners.