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TIL: In 1990s, some Chinese villages grew economically by widespread selling of blood, leading to many HIV deaths

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rRr7x TIL: That I am part of 18-35 %of the population who sneeze when looking at bright light after being in a darker environment. It's caused by an appropriately named disorder called ACHOO.
GA5gG TIL The Marvels (2023) has the biggest estimated nominal loss for a movie at $237 million.
NXPYM TIL that because of the amount of time it saves, the washing machine has been called "the greatest invention of the industrial revolution.” Others have considered it a key driver of women’s liberation.
4XgN5 TIL during droughts, California prohibits companies from bottling too much water. Nestlé went around this by buying a massive water plant inside an Indian reservation (officially considered a sovereign nation) that doesn't have to comply with state water regulations.
b6y4E TIL that Australia actually exports sand to Saudi Arabia. This is because maritime or beach sand is coarser than desert sand. Coarse sand j's needed in construction which effectively makes desert sand completely useless.