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TIL that the paper used in store receipts contains high levels of BPA, a toxic, cancer-causing chemical that can be absorbed through the skin.

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QJJ59 Short answer: it depends on how deeply you're sleeping
69oJW TIL UPS Stores are not directly owned by UPS which results in different liability coverage for packages
awnVo TIL after finishing a match, The Rock ran into a 4'5" wrestler named Hornswoggle and told him “Did you have a good time tonight buddy?”, thinking he was a Make-A-Wish Kid
d8x4r TIL about Manhattan's Bermuda Triangle, a five block radius around the Empire State Building where cars mysteriously die
M7oP7 TIL prevailing local lore credits the Shaka to Hamana Kalili who lost the three middle fingers of his right hand while working at a sugar mill. Kalili was then shifted to guarding the sugar train, and his all-clear wave is said to have evolved into the shaka as children imitated the gesture.