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TIL that fracking results in millions of gallons of “flowback liquid” being pumped to the surface. The flowback liquid contains radioactive material, heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other toxins and is stored on site in pits, injected into underground wells or treated at an off-site facility.

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VBlbp TIL That Darwin, Australia at 17 per 10000 people, is the broken jaw capital of the world.
4wZR TIL that William Howard Taft who served as the 27th President of the United States over 100 years ago was the last President to have facial hair while in office
m1x6O TIL about Joe Kieyoomia, a Navajo soldier who survived both the Bataan Death March and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. He was tortured more than other prisoners because he was mistaken for being a Japanese American traitor. After the war he returned home to New Mexico and lived to 77.
4koJa TIL about Wind Phones: unconnected telephone booths world-wide where people can hold conversations with deceased loved ones.
AD9jw TIL Patrick Stewart has been using Cannabis-based products daily since 2015 to treat arthritis in both of his hands. He said that the ointment and spray have reduced the stiffness and pain in his hands, allowing him to make fists. He hasn’t had any Cannabis related negative side effects so far.