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TIL "New Car smell" is caused by chemicals that could cause health problems

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DwdD TIL of vinyl players that work by laser beams reading the grooves, leaving no deterioration to the vinyl.
5VlBP TIL that the Watergate scandal began when burglars acting on behalf of the Nixon administration broke into Democratic campaign headquarters. They were caught because their lookout (posted in a hotel next door) was watching "Attack of the Puppet People" on TV and didn't notice the police arriving.
oBG8K TIL Sweden is set to become the world's first cashless country, with half of banks no longer allowing cash withdrawals.
jN94p TIL Steven Seagal bragged he was immune to being choked unconscious due to his training. While trying to prove it, a stunt coordinator choked him out and Seagal voided his bowels
P1NlE TIL Harry Truman seriously considered running for a third consecutive presidential term in 1952. He was exempt from the 22nd amendment limiting every president to two terms because of a grandfather clause. However, a dismal loss in the New Hampshire primary convinced him not to.