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TIL a U.S. presidential candidate can win the Electoral College with only 23% of the popular vote. It’s unlikely but possible and it’s time to abolish the EC.
https://www.npr.org/2016/11/02/500112248/how-to-win-the-presidency-with-27-percent-of-the-popular-vote
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gi8nc1/til_a_us_presidential_candidate_can_win_the/
TIL that the "microwave-safe" label on plastic containers only means they won't melt or warp, and doesn't guarantee that chemicals won't leach into your food when heated
https://scienceline.org/2022/09/is-it-safe-to-microwave-plastic-containers/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f0qm01/til_that_the_microwavesafe_label_on_plastic/
Is it safe to microwave plastic containers? - Scienceline
Many plastics contain harmful chemicals, and a zap in the microwave can increase your exposure. The FDA says this exposure isn’t a concern, but some experts recommend caution.Deborah Balthazar, Daniel Leonard, Tatum McConnell (Scienceline)
TIL two families escaped East Germany in a home made hot air balloon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany_balloon_escape
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f16rz3/til_two_families_escaped_east_germany_in_a_home/
TIL that in the 1928 Olympics, a rower named Bobby Pearce stopped in the middle of the quarter final race in order to let a family of ducks pass his lane, allowing one of his opponents to pull ahead. He still managed to get first place out of 8 people and went on to win gold in the finals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Pearce_(rower)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eu6gpk/til_that_in_the_1928_olympics_a_rower_named_bobby/
TIL Judith Love Cohen was American aerospace engineer who helped create the Abort-Guidance System that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts. When she went into labor, she took a printout of her problem to the hospital. She called her boss and said she finished it before giving birth to actor Jack Black.
https://kottke.org/19/05/meet-aerospace-engineer-judith-love-cohen
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dgtbeh/til_judith_love_cohen_was_american_aerospace/
Meet Aerospace Engineer Judith Love Cohen
Judith Love Cohen was, at various times in her fascinating life, an engineer who worked on the Pioneer, Apollo, and Hubble missionkottke.org
TIL Coca-Cola was accused of hiring hitmen between 1990 and 2002 to kill at least 10 trade union leaders.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/24/marketingandpr.colombia
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ckpxsk/til_cocacola_was_accused_of_hiring_hitmen_between/
Coca-Cola boycott launched after killings at Colombian plants
Trade unions around the world have launched a boycott of Coca-Cola products, alleging that the company's locally owned bottlers in Colombia used illegal paramilitary groups to intimidate, threaten and kill its workers.Sibylla Brodzinsky (The Guardian)
