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TIL of Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Her research showed that children in the city of Flint, Michigan had elevated levels of lead in their blood due to the contaminated water supply

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neAEY TIL early people would drink a ton of water before they went to bed if they knew they had to be up early. Their full bladder would rouse them before the sun rose, meaning that they could wake up before dawn. Native Americans also used this method, called over-drinking, well into the 20th century. 💧
8Vb TIL that Mansa Musa, Emperor of the Malian Empire, gave away so much gold to the poor that he devalued the currency and devastated the economy of the Middle East and North Africa for years
697jm TIL the fully air conditioned Dallas Cowboys Stadium uses more electricity on game day than the entire country of Liberia (5.1 million pop). The stadium will be used in the 2026 FIFA world cup. Other air conditioned stadiums include Houston's NRG stadium and Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz stadium.
eXZJ TIL when filming Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Barbra Streisand showed up in a dominatrix suite and whipped Harrison Ford for various reasons. Carrie Fisher came to his rescue shortly after.
p8l8N TIL James Dean's Porsche "Little Bastard" was believed to be cursed. There were a series of deaths/injuries following Dean's fatal accident; one of which involved the wrecked car falling off a flatbed and crushing the driver. The accidents continued until the wreckage disappeared during transport.