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TIL according to the EPA, handling most receipt paper (aka thermal paper) is likely dangerous to your health, due to the high levels of BPA, and using hand sanitizer before handling a receipt exponentially increases the amount of the chemical you absorb into your body.

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Lpbv TIL that experimental band The Flaming Lips recorded a 24 hour long song called “7 Skies H3” As well, the only version available for purchase is a $5000 hard drive copy of the song encased in a real human skull.
epdMb TIL that in 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a horse race despite being dead. He suffered a heart attack mid-race but stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the finish line in first place.
grx5L TIL Gerrymandering is pronounced the same as GIF
ebjk TIL that in 1940 the first British paratroops were trained by stunt men because parachuting was rare and considered a “circus stunt”
nxYb TIL that NASA, in fact, did NOT spend millions of dollars producing the space pen while soviet astronauts simply used a pencil.