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TIL tanning salons have been banned in Australia since 2016.

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7VNZ TIL that Spielberg returned to college in 2002 to finish his film degree. When the assignment was to submit a sample of filmmaking proficiency, he submitted Schindler’s List
Q0Zk TIL that the Dallas Cowboys stadium uses more energy than Liberia
rNR6y TIL helium is a finite resource and that, at our going rate, we will have used up the entire planet’s helium reserves in just over 100 years
XEWP8 TIL that after many tragedies in Frida Kahlo's life, such as a bus accident in which a metal rail entered her hip and exited through her vagina leaving her with pain her entire life, and having half her leg amputated, her last written words were "I joyfully await the exit and I hope never to return"
8em9X TIL that the Worshipful Company of Horners - an ancient London guild from 1284 or earlier - made horn goods. As horn work declined, they merged with leather bottle-makers in 1476. In 1943, the company decided to support the plastics industry.