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TIL that 91,4 % of 9/11 survivors put off evacuation to shut down Computers or to go to the bathroom before evacuating.

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VMYwQ TIL a 2011 investigation found Disney’s best-selling “Cars” toys were being made in a factory in China that used child labour and forced staff to do three times the amount of overtime allowed by law
OGQ0X TIL the vocals for the Bonnie Raitt classic "I Can't Make You Love Me" were recorded in only one take. The song was so sad that when asked to record another take she responded "You know, this ain't going to happen."
DQdv TIL the Green Bay Packers are the only non-profit, community-owned NFL team. The owners are the 112,015 fans.
gMbZy TIL Seltzer water was invented in 1740 by William Brownrigg but never published. Joseph Priestley invented it independently and on accident in 1767 at a brewery in Leeds, England.
XE4g6 TIL in 1982, the CIA successfully tricked the Soviet Union into stealing sabotaged software that oversaw pump valves in gas lines. The CIA used it to close off a massive Soviet gas line, leading to a massive pressure build up and “the most monumental non-nuclear explosion ever seen from space.”