› added 8 years ago

81

TIL In 2008, Minnesota became the first state in the United States to ban intentionally added mercury in cosmetics, giving it a tougher standard than the federal government

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

dAM8 TIL Morgan Freeman said the concept of a month dedicated to black history is “ridiculous”: “I don’t want a black history month. Black history is American history.”
8anaX TIL that climbing the second highest mountain on each continent is considered to be harder than climbing the highest one.
AJ6n TIL Kent made the film The Babadook with the intent of addressing the fear of going mad during motherhood, “Now, I’m not saying we all want to go and kill our kids, but a lot of women struggle. And it is a very taboo subject, to say that motherhood is anything but a perfect experience for women.”
Vwe8 TIL that Yoda had a first name: Minch
oBnmR TIL: Katherine Johnson - BY HAND - She calculated rockets trajectories by hand. Buzz Aldrin trusted NO-ONE else. Not even their computers.