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TIL There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written

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laO5 TIL Thomas Midgley who invented Ethyl, the lead-based additive to gasoline, also invented chlorofluorocarbons, which just about destroyed the ozone layer. He got polio, invented a wire-and-pulley system to get himself out of bed, and then ended up being strangled by it.
JYWm TIL Les Stroud (Survivorman) claims to have encountered bigfoot twice.
e0QBk TIL that academic achievement and cognitive ability have been shown to predict later age of first sexual intercourse
l7JGB TIL that according to the CDC, you are 30,000 times more likely to experience a bathroom injury than to win the Mega Millions jackpot. The National Weather Service also reports that you are 250 times more likely to be struck by lightning than to win the lottery.
x6aoo TIL Despite their status as one of the world's largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia is estimated to have less than 100 active oil rigs