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TIL that before modern safety regulations, the rule of thumb was that one person would die per $1M spent on a construction project

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p8xgG TIL that Tupac Shakur was a member of the Baltimore branch of the Young Communist League USA in the late 1980s
16raO TIL about the Jumping Frenchmen of Maine, who exhibited a rare disorder which entails an exaggerated startle reflex described as an uncontrollable "jump". Studies recorded individuals who would obey any command given suddenly, even if it meant striking a loved one.
WL44 TIL that there is a school in Moscow whose mission is to enable Russian women to snag rich husbands. Part of the curriculum includes “strengthening and toning the muscles using special equipment — a kind of gym for the vagina.”
e0lXJ TIL that the red liquid seeping out of a cooked rare steak isn’t blood. It is in fact a mixture of a protein called ‘Myoglobin’ and water. Myoglobin helps muscle tissue store oxygen and just like Hemoglobin, contains iron that turns red when it binds with oxygen.
KVgQ TIL Phobos, Mars largest moon, is set to collide with Mars or break up into a ring in 50 million years due to tidal forces.