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TIL that China used more cement in the last three years than the US used in the entire 20th century

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69rVw TIL about ​Marthe Richard, who was a Prostitute, a Spy and later a Politician responsible for closing and outlawing French Brothels in 1946.
Bg5b TIL in ‘04, a (white) African-american born student was expelled for seeking his school’s “Distinguished African-American Student” award
l4xr TIL there was a US pilot of “The IT Crowd” and Moss was played by the same actor
dDEjr TIL in earlier space toilets, including the Shuttle, wastewater was vented into space. During its maiden flight, Discovery had a buildup of frozen excrements outside the orbiter, which was then removed by a robotic arm
e0nbE TIL it is believed that one of the reasons for the paranoia and bizarre behavior that led to the Salem Witch Trials was caused because of a fungus, Ergot, which grows on rye plants and is a close cousin of LSD. Mistaking it for large rye grain, Salem villagers ground it into their bread and ate it.