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TIL that by law (in the UK), if you're an employer then you must ensure that anyone you employ who is likely to disturb asbestos as part of their job receives the correct information and training. Employers and workers need to know and learn about the dangers of asbestos and may need training.

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mMZY TIL it’s a common misconception that PG-13 films are only allowed one “F-bomb,” and that 2 or more make it R. This isn’t true, as a movie with multiple uses of the word can still be PG-13 if the board votes that way with a 2/3 majority. (See page 8, top)
4OKa TIL that MTV’s “Jersey Shore” is called “Macaroni Rascals” in Japan.
p84LG TIL Joseph Stalin banned the field of genetics as capitalistic 'bourgeois pseudoscience', with fatal consequences for many Soviet scientists.
x6N1o TIL that the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, went to the same school as Winston Churchill
aw7QA TIL: Hitler was in Germany illegally for nearly 7 years, could not run for public office, and should've been deported.