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TIL The communion bread market has been cornered, outcompeting nuns at monasteries

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rN1ye TIL the construction crews on the Golden Gate Bridge were forced to wear their safety equipment under threat of dismissal. (For the first time in history) They also used other safety equipment and procedures to reduce fatalities on the job.
ep0on TIL Scientists are still unsure whether a Human and Chimpanzee hybrid called the Humanzee is biologically possible
Evyo TIL modern people get similar amounts of sleep to people from pre-industrial times, but the extra exposure to artificial light means we sleep worse
PYk9O TIL that traditional Bavarian pretzels are made with lye (sodium hydroxide), the same caustic chemical used to clear drains and dissolve bodies.
woLRM TIL Swedish punk rock band "Pissjar" created a working font drawn out of the band members' piss