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TIL that the Chinese are buying fresh air from Canadians to stop their children from dying.

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7daM TIL that after a 1946 plane crash, Howard Hughes decided he did not like the design of the hospital bed he was laying in. He called in his engineers and had them design a new bed that would allow someone with severe burns to move freely. It became the prototype for the modern hospital bed.
VOm0 TIL that Iceland’s electricity is produced entirely from renewable energy sources (hydroelectric 70% and geothermal 30%)
e0BYg TIL that Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally casted as the Predator but was fired several reasons, including that he really wanted the Predator to kickbox.
J1mXk TIL that Thomas Dolby ideated & storyboarded the music video for his 80s hit “She Blinded Me With Science” BEFORE he wrote the song; after writing the song to fit his storyboards, he subsequently directed its music video.
awEvN TIL Irish villagers in Ringaskiddy, Ireland report that fumes from a local factory that makes Viagra are giving men erections, and citizens speak of a baby boom after the factory's opening. Local bartender Debbie O'Grady said: "One whiff and you're stiff."