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TIL that Kent cigarettes, a popular brand from the 50s through the 70s, had filters made of asbestos fibers. (and yes, that is the bad kind of asbestos)

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e0YX6 TIL that 30 years ago you had 15-17 minutes to escape a house fire. Nowadays you only have 3-5 minutes (due to more plastics & petroleum-based products in the house as well as more open floor plans, bigger rooms, & higher ceilings).
D8Ap TIL a company called Excite turned down the opportunity to buy Google in 1999 for $1 million. Google’s founders then said they would take $750,000 only for Excite to pass a second time. Google now was a market cap of $167 billion.
WBXN TIL Johnny Cash nearly destroyed an entire species. When Johnny Cash’s truck overheated and went up in flames, he decided to step aside instead of call for help. As a result, a square mile of the forest was burned and 50% of the California Condors bird species were killed. He was fined $82,000
7rbJX TIL eating boogers is good for your immune system and teeth.
QNGwX TIL about “Dancing Mania”, a social phenomenon in Europe which involved outbreaks of up to thousands of people dancing erratically. Participants suddenly became violent at the color red, and would sometimes dance for days, or even to death.