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TIL China has a history of using underage athletes in Gymnastics in the Olympics

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xpkD TIL The 2005 Energy Policy Act contains a provision commonly known as the “Halliburton loophole” which exempts drilling companies involved in fracking operations to be exempt from Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and CERCLA
9YPXG TIL that at the Hoover dam construction the first worker death was that of J. G. Tierney and the last death was that of his son Patrick Tierney which came 14 years after the death of his father
oZjE TIL there is free University & College courses taught online by professors from world-renown schools. They believe learning should be free.
0w11R TIL: An Atlanta based cover band sent Christopher Cross (Sailing, Ride Like the Wind) a cease and desist letter for using the word "Yacht Rock" in for a planned 70s rock reunion tour with Orleans (Dance with Me) and Firefall (Just Remember I Love You)
oRZM8 TIL: Bananas are slightly radioactive and truckloads of them can cause false alarms at radiation portal monitors (the things that detect nuclear material at the ports)