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TIL that 97% of Americans are contaminated with a widely-used sunscreen ingredient called oxybenzone that has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage.

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XaeD TIL the largest Japanese character is called Taito, consists of 84 strokes and means “the appearance of a dragon in flight”.
4kRNa TIL the 1954 Auburn vs Florida State football game featured a future governor in Fob James and a later legendary broadcaster in Lee Corso but the highlight came when Burt Reynolds sprinted 53 yards for a touchdown.
9w4KX Today I learned that the Tiki Room at Disneyland was originally intended to be a restaurant, and was also the first fully air-conditioned building at Disneyland.
j6dxX TIL the Language with the largest dictionary by number of words is Tamil with 1,347,142 headwords followed by Korean with 1,149,538
R7vl7 TIL that American long-distance open-water swimmer Lynne Cox is known for being the first person to swim the 2.5 miles between the United States and the Soviet Union, via the Bering Strait. She was jointly congratulated by Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan.