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TIL there is a butter flavoring that used to be used in microwavable popcorn that causes “popcorn lung,” a dangerous and potentially fatal lung disease. Major popcorn companies only just began disusing the chemical in 2007.

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epM75 TIL Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts) was initially hesitant to perform the title song in Beauty and the Beast (1991) because of its unfamiliar rock style & was especially concerned that her "aging singing voice" wasn't strong enough to sustain its longer notes. Ultimately, she recorded it in one take.
w78 TIL Reading Rainbow, backed by Lamar Burton himself will be making a huge comeback as an iPad app to get kids hooked on books again.
MEX7 TIL in 1989 a Los Angeles woman received a phone call from her brother-in-law saying that her ex-husband was coming over to kill her. She dialed 911 but was told nothing could be done unless he showed up at the house. Within 15 minutes he arrived, killing her and 4 others
4koao TIL almost 75 percent of the refrigeration and air conditioning sector can be converted to natural refrigerants, such as ammonia
8MMG TIL there is a inflatable space habitat in earth orbit since 2006 to prove that it works