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TIL Performance outdoor clothing leach PFAS forever chemicals 😔

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woLRM TIL Swedish punk rock band "Pissjar" created a working font drawn out of the band members' piss
v1ve4 TIL that in China, companies use stamp chops instead of signatures, and whoever is in physical possession of the stamp can legally sign any document for the company, even rewriting their own employment contract
6yjJ TIL that you should not use flame or salt to remove a leech, as it may regurgitate its stomach contents into the wound.
1p9V TIL that famous ring announcer Michael Buffer has earn over $400 million from his trademarked phrase “Let’s get ready to rumble!”
LkRkZ TIL about the Interrobang (‽). A punctuation mark that should be used in place of ?!, ?!?, or any other such combination. It was first proposed for use in 1962 by the head of an advertising agency who simply believed it looked better to use only a single punctuation mark.