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TIL that 29% of San Francisco’s air pollution comes from China.

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Z8JNQ TIL the large house that Forrest Gump lives in was built entirely for the movie. After filming finished, the house had to be knocked down as it didn't meet building regulations. The drive leading to the house (run Forrest run) is still there and has barely changed.
R7Pp6 TIL Emily Osment (Lilly in Hannah Montana) is the sister of Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense)
veJ7 TIL that the average Iranian is (slightly) less religious than the average American.
O9A7 TIL when Dr. Jonas Salk (discoverer and developer of the first polio vaccine) was asked who owned the patent he replied “There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” Forbes calculated the vaccine to be “worth” 7 billion dollars. Happy 100th birthday you magnificent bastard.
LQ0r0 TIL about “Old Sparky”. Tennessee’s electric chair is over 100 years old and is reportedly made from the wood of the former gallows