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TIL that cigarette filters only reduce the risk of catching smoking related diseases because of the presence of the filter reduces the amount of tobacco in the cigarette.

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QJ0B6 TIL Mythbusters has saves lives: a woman trapped in her car as it filled with water recalled the episode with the Underwater Car Myth and waited until the pressure equalized to open the door.
nWjgP TIL that DFIA (prev. Munchausen by proxy) is one of the most lethal forms of child abuse, with a 6-10% child mortality rate; 25% of siblings of FDIA child victims were also found to be deceased. The only known treatment is separating child from the abusive caregiver, and caregivers rarely improve.
OoKLL TIL in 1983 Stevie Nicks starred in Hands Off!: A Unique New System of Self Defence Against Assault for the Women of Today. Written by Bob Jones, an Australian martial arts expert who worked security for Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and other big names.
XWrQ TIL that most Kpop (Korean Pop) stars are molded for years in ‘bootcamps’ where they are charged for their housing and dance/singing lessons, before being signed under “slave contracts” that allow their agencies to control their wardrobe, diets, love lives, and their behavior.
woXKM TIL in 1981 Chicago mayor Jane Byrne moved into the crime ridden Cabrini–Green public housing project in an attempt to improve its reputation. Despite having bodyguards she left just a few weeks later, furthering the public perception of Cabrini–Green as the "worst of the worst" in the city.