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TIL that in 2007 the NCTA launched a campaign to teach families about online safety. Here’s a rare PSA that gets its point across in a cute, innocent way rather than being scary.

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e0ODg TIL that eight of the ten largest stadiums in the world by capacity are in the United States
ANgrB TIL the first victim of the Chernobyl disaster was Valery Khodemchuk who died as the reactor exploded, his body was never found and is entombed in the wreckage of the Chernobyl power plant
JYM1B TIL the name of the mall in Back to the Future changed from Twin Pines Mall to Lone Pine Mall in later scenes because Marty hit a tree on Old Man Peabody's farm shortly after arriving in 1955.
6EmPZ TIL that today 60 years ago the strongest earthquake ever recorded occurred (9.5), so strong it sent a 10m tsunami wave 10,000km to Hawaii.
kOve7 TIL weight loss occurs because most of it is breathed out. As you burn calories, the fat/carbs break down to carbon dioxide (80%) and water (20%). Similar to a car losing gasoline via the exhaust pipe.