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TIL that milk is sprayed on vineyards to prevent grapes from becoming mildewed.

by whatilearned July 1, 2022, 2:03 am

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A Welshman Invented the Condom when he Discovered he Could Wrap his Penis in Sheep Intestines to Prevent Pregnancy

by cringeyjokesman June 18, 2022, 11:18 pm

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TIL Jimmy Carter helped prevent total disaster at an experimental nuclear reactor in Canada: “he was lowered into the building … with his wrench, and he had to run over to the reactor casing and he had one screw to turn. That was all the time he had. And then, boom, back up.”

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 11:56 am

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TIL when the President of the United States uses the bathroom on foreign trips, their excrements are being collected to prevent foreign intelligence agencies from analyzing the feces for possible medication use, eating habits or illnesses.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 8:09 am

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TIL about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, wherein 146 garment workers died because of the factory owners’ decision to keep all exit doors locked to prevent theft and unauthorized breaks. The owners of the company survived and made roughly $400 per worker due to the insurance payout.

by whatilearned June 12, 2022, 1:55 am

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Gun Control. Knowing what you do now about an 18 year old able to buy an assault rifle, do you think raising the age limit to 21 and a complete FBI background check, would be helpful and prevent SOME school shootings?

by QuestionGuy June 8, 2022, 7:54 pm

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TIL Women were banned from wearing pants in Paris for 213 years from 1800-2013, the order was put in place to prevent them from doing certain jobs.

by whatilearned June 4, 2022, 3:09 am

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TIL General Motors uses byproducts from their cars to create artificial stalactites for bats. These artificial caves help prevent the spread of white-nose syndrome (a deadly fungus) by reducing overcrowding & giving the bats more space.

by whatilearned June 3, 2022, 5:20 pm

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Why do you think, after 9/11, we made massive changes to the airline industry in order to prevent another such incident; but when shootings occur no significant change is made?

by QuestionGuy June 3, 2022, 2:14 am

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TIL about “Pittsburgh toilets,” common fixtures in pre-WWII houses built in Pittsburgh, PA and surrounding region. It consists of an ordinary flush toilet installed in the basement, with no surrounding walls to in order to prevent sewage backups from occurring on the main floor of the house.

by whatilearned May 31, 2022, 5:59 pm

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What is the arguments against having armed police in schools as a possible solution to prevent school shootings?

by QuestionGuy May 25, 2022, 10:29 pm

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If mass shootings are truly just a mental health issue, what law or policy could be enacted to prevent them?

by QuestionGuy May 25, 2022, 5:24 pm

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