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TIL over half of all the world's cobalt comes from the Congo, much of it mined by children and slaves, and is a crucial ingredient in all lithium-ion batteries, especially electric car batteries and clean energy storage, and is often classified as a conflict mineral.

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JXY8 TIL the name of the TIME magazine stands for “The International Magazine of Events”
9wwX7 TIL the original version of The Game of Life had a suicide square
OoDo7 TIL that Joe Perry sold his 1959 Gibson Les Paul during his 1982 divorce. Later he found the guitar was owned by Slash. Perry called Slash and bugged him for years, offering to pay more than the guitar's worth. Years later at Joe's 50th birthday party, Slash finally gave him the guitar as a gift.
p8AQp TIL: William Brodie lead a double life between being a member in good standing of a cabinetmakers' guild by day and a burglar and gambler by night, and thereby inspired The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Meljb TIL in 2014 and 2019 an environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, wanted to introduce grizzly bears into Arizona, including Grand Canyon. The reintroduction of grizzly bears to the greater Southwest would’ve helped control prey population and sustain the health of deer and elk herds.