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TIL fake Xmas trees have to be used for 20 years to be more environmentally friendly than using real trees

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0wVXM TIL GenX, is a known toxic chemical added into non-stick pans after a similar toxic chemical PFOA was banned due to causing cancers/birth-defects etc.
8aGgX TIL that several famous directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Rian Johnson and Joss Whedon were all influenced by the anime Cowboy Bebop.
QJeaL TIL the majority of mammal fossils are male. Some think because they more wide-ranging, reckless and foolhardy, e.g. in the case of mammoths, “they were more likely to do silly things, like die in tar pits.”
XEa1P TIL American mechanic Walter Hunt is regarded as the inventor of the safety pin that bears resemblance to those used today. The safety pin included a clasp that covered the point and kept it from opening, and a circular twist at the bend to act as a spring and hold it in place.
9wYk7 TIL about the cult of Juan Soldado - a soldier who was executed for rape and murder in 1930s Tijuana, Mexico. Believers in his innocence have come to view him as a kind of “folk-Saint” - adorning his tomb with prayers, effigies and offerings.