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TIL Miners would inhale aluminum powder to coat their lungs and "prevent" silica based diseases, resulting in many suffering from ALS today.

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5V7wn TIL that the $1.50 hot dog combo from Costco is NOT a loss leader. Costco was able to lower costs by manufacturing its own hot dogs and cutting condiment options. The CEO claims that Costco does not engage in loss leaders.
xVbrk TIL that in 1935 the US Government planted 220 million trees in 7 years to combat Dust storms. It was a huge success and if it was repeated today it would help in the fight against the climate crisis immensly.
9O1p TIL a Texas A&M study invited people to taste wines labeled “France,” “California,” and “Texas,” and while nearly all ranked the French as best, in fact, all three were the same Texan wine.
Lk1Dp TIL that Keanu Reeves runs a private charitable foundation to fund cancer research and children’s hospitals. In 2009, he told Ladies Home Journal: "I don’t like to attach my name to it, I just let the foundation do what it does."
BMpx TIL Rats laugh when tickled