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TIL motor neuron disease has been on the increase for over ten years, and scientists think pesticides, pollutants and paints are to blame.

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695d8 TIL in all regions of the world some people used to eat soil and many still do that today
awAZy TIL several Mosler Safe Company vaults were installed in Hiroshima's Mitsui Bank building prior to WWII. After surviving the nuclear attack on the island, the company became renowned for the strength of the vaults and would be the gold standard for blast doors during the Cold War.
vdN7 TIL that Mythbuster’s Grant Imahara built the R2-D2 in Star Wars Ep.1&2, and the Energizer Bunny
7rDbx TIL that Moby Dick was based on albino Sperm Whale nicknamed Mocha Dick
awMp0 TIL that Clarins, the cosmetics company, gives away products to women undergoing chemotherapy treatments at Montreal hospitals through a special program.