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TIL smoking is more likely to cause bladder cancer than lung cancer and that is due to all toxins ending up down there before being flushed down the toilet.

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xb6D TIL that Rihanna banned fans from bringing umbrellas to her U.K. concerts. She was afraid people would get injured if fans tried to copy her dance moves with the umbrellas when she performed “Umbrella"
AY5n TIL in the late 1920s Lysol disinfectant was marketed as a feminine hygiene product.
16Qn4 TIL Prince began grooming his future wife Mayte Garcia when she was 16 and he was 31.
4XJva TIL the iconic picture of Earth coined, 'The Blue Marble", was the first picture that viewed the entire planet as a whole and was only possible due to the sun being behind the Apollo 17 crew. Originally, the image was South up with Antarctica on top, but NASA flipped it to be more recognizable.
yVKAe TIL Shel Silverstein wrote all the songs on Dr. Hook's album Sloppy Seconds