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TIL 8,900 children in the USA receive amputations each year due to lawn mower accidents

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N70o6 TIL that in 1994 a Maryland man was mummified using ancient Egyptian techniques in order to learn more about the mummification process.
KG0E TIL that businesses like McDonald’s and Starbucks buy chairs with low ‘butt ratings’ that have a measured time before they become too uncomfortable for patrons to stay.
XvM6 TIL learned that the last Calvin and Hobbes strip was published in newspapers 19 years ago today.
N74M1 TIL Benjamin Franklin had an abusive older brother who forced him to sign an indenture until he was 21 in Boston. His brother was abusive partly because Benjamin showed talent. At age 17, he ran away penniless to Philadelphia, gained connections and jump-started his political career.
BrRpx TIL China has the world's biggest deep sea fishing fleet that strip mines the world's oceans. The Chinese government heavily subsidises the fleet. China accounts for a third of world consumption. The seas around China have virtually no fish left but the commercial fishing fleet is still huge.