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TIL Over 35,000 Children Receive Emergency Room Treatment Each Year from Bunk Bed Associated Injuries.

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l7xoK TIL the 'Barbie' Movie used so much of the colour Pink, that it caused a Global shortage of Pink Paint?
EMrW TIL people still hunt polar bears with spears, and the courts will enforce their right to do so.
M7178 TIL that sea bathing became popular in the 1700s -- women would wear loose gowns and sometimes had lead weights sewn in so that the gown did not float up in order to maintain their modesty
N7YpE TIL The 2007 reality show 'Kids Nation' had an accident where several children required medical attention after drinking bleach that had been left in an unmarked soda bottle. Another injury happened to one 11-year-old girl who burned her face with splattered grease while cooking.
kMl4 TIL that the ancient Romans used to believe in Emission theory, the idea that visual perception is accomplished by light shining out of your eyes, like the headlights on a car.