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Y7ZG7 TIL there is a global cycling race circuit for 2-year olds. They race 12”, pedalless “balance bikes”. A recent race had 250 participants ages 2-4.
QNlQa til, erithrytol (artificial sweetner used in sparkling water and other things) can cause cardiac issues.
NXGRP Today I Learned that almost all brands of modern e-cigarettes and vapes being sold are owned by the big tobacco manufacturers. Revenues from from these are increasing (10's of billions $), more than making up for lost sales of people giving up cigarettes.
V4ap TIL that some areas in Scotland and Japan switched to blue street lights at night and saw a decrease in crime and suicide rates.
AGwg TIL architects designed an ‘Earthscraper’ in response to a 10-story height limit on buildings in Mexico City. Reaching 1000 feet deep and shaped like a inverted pyramid, pedestrians walking over its transparent top ('base’) would be able to look down toward the bottom ('peak’) of the structure.