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TIL: Lead is still a major pollutant and are largely being recycled under dangerous conditions by largely extremely poor populations.

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4Kgg TIL That the San Francisco 49ers’ running back Frank Gore scored a 6 on the Wonderlic Test. A score of 20 indicates average intelligence while a score of at least 10 is needed to be considered literate.
5aXB TIL of a theory that says society has 4 stages of approx 20 yrs: High (strong institutions; low individualism), Awakening (strong activism & art), Unraveling (distrusted institutions; strong individualism), and Crisis (destroy institutions for national survival). We’re in the Crisis stage.
OoG0g TIL that in the game of 8 Ball the 'ball in hand' rule (meaning if the opponent 'scratches' the ball can be placed anywhere on the table) is actually used in professional games. "Which is unlike most amateurs play at home."
VMXN8 TIL in the popcorn industry, two shapes of kernels are commercially important. "Butterfly" kernels are light and fluffy, their many appendages absorbing butter and salt well. "Mushroom" kernels are typically much sturdier then the butterfly ones, and are often used in making confectionery popcorn.
Pjxe TIL Queen guitarist Brian May is an astrophysicist and member of the NASA team that interprets data from Pluto.