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TIL children were most prone to lead poisoning because lead chips and toys with lead dust tasted "sweet".

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aQRA TIL that because California banned civilian ownership of .50 BMG firearms, gun company Barrett Firearms suspended all sales and service to any California law enforcement agencies.
Y78Dr TIL Edmund Hillary (first person to summit Mt Everest) was scheduled to serve as a guide for a flight over Antarctica on Air New Zealand Flight 901, but canceled to instead embark on a US speaking tour. Flight 901 ended up crashing into Mt Erebus, killing all onboard.
kO5VE TIL that independent of lifestyle, men have a 2-5 greatest risk of heart disease. Sex differences account for nearly half the risk factor of cardiovascular death
0wbJj TIL - the queen piece in chess used to only move one square at a time. Later on, this was changed to the movement we know today thanks to the 15th century Queen Isabella of Spain.
awgLM TIL that for the film "Deliverance", Warner Bros. took the song "Feudin' Banjos" and renamed it "Dueling Banjos", to avoid giving the original composer credit. He sued and received "substantial royalties".