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TIL In 1984 water beds were a $2 billion business with 3.4 million sold in the United States alone. At the time, 75 percent of all stores that sold water beds also offered a selection of water bed cribs.

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lmQa TIL: There are more than 450 different english translations of the bible. They all say things differently and It has been discovered that there are translation errors in all the popular english versions. Many christians may have beliefs based off a mistranslation.
v11R8 TIL FDA has banned the use of microplastic in rinse-off cosmetics.
wLKjM TIL that the word "pumpernickel" can literally translate to "devil's fart" because of the bread's "reputed indigestibility"
A4W7 TIL that Canada has passed a law banning genetic discrimination - when providing a service or signing a contract, among other things - and which is now included within the Canadian Human Rights Act.
jNa7M TIL that angry people are significantly more likely to get heart attacks than the rest of us.