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the epa knew about pfas contamination for decades before doing anything. these chemicals don’t break down, they just build up in your blood, your organs, your drinking water, forever. companies knew too and buried the research. now it’s basically everywhere and the “safe” levels keep getting revised down because turns out there isn’t one #pfas #foreverchemicals #waterpollution #environmentalhealth

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your electric bill is going up because of ai data centers and nobody’s telling you why. utilities got requests for more power last year than the entire us used in 2023. coal plants staying open longer than planned. 1 in 6 households behind on utility bills right now. this is where your money’s actually going. #datacenter #costofliving #costlivingcrisis #didyouknowfacts

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A brief history about prostitution “the worlds oldest profession” #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #learnontiktok #darkhistory #didyouknow

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In the 1800s, milk was literally making people sick. The Swill Milk Scandal was one of the most disturbing food safety scandals in American history. Dairy cows were fed leftover waste from whiskey distilleries, producing thin, contaminated milk that sellers altered to make it look fresh and healthy. And much of it was being sold to families and children. The swill milk scandal helped expose just how dangerous the food industry could become without regulation and became part of the growing fight for food safety and consumer protection in the United States. #learnhistoryontiktok ##tiktokmademelearnit #learnontiktok #darkhistory #didyouknow

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People in England really used to SELL THEIR WIVES and somehow this became a public spectacle. Wife selling was an unofficial custom that appeared in England mainly during the 18th and 19th centuries. A husband might bring his wife to a public market, sometimes with a halter around her neck or arm, and publicly “sell” her to another man. It was never actually legal, but at a time when divorce was extremely expensive and difficult for ordinary people to obtain, some couples used wife selling as an informal way to end a marriage and begin a new relationship. The history of marriage, divorce, and women’s rights is WAY stranger than most people realize. #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #learnontiktok #darkhistory #didyouknow

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the malleus maleficarum is one of the most infamous books in the history of witchcraft — but its real story is even darker than the mythology around it. written in 1486 by heinrich kramer, this witch-hunting manual helped spread ideas about witches, women, heresy, demons, and persecution throughout early modern europe. in this video, we’re getting into what the malleus maleficarum actually said, why it became so influential, and how it shaped the history of european witch trials. #learnhistoryontiktok #tiktokmademelearnit #learnontiktok #darkhistory #didyouknow

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folklore was basically the original psa. kelpies and river spirits weren’t just spooky stories, they were how communities warned kids to stay away from dangerous water long before signage existed. myth as survival tool. #folklore #mythology #darkhistory #didyouknow #edutok

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the washington monument’s tip is a solid aluminum pyramid, and in 1884 that made it more valuable than gold. aluminum was harder to refine than gold or silver back then, so they capped the monument with it to literally put the rarest metal in the world on top of america’s tallest structure. decades later the hall process made aluminum cheap enough for soda cans. #history #didyouknow #aluminum #washingtonmonument #edutok

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the trial where they dug up a dead pope, propped him on a throne, and put him on trial. yes this actually happened. #history #darkhistory #hiddenhistory #historytok #edutok

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the vegetable lamb of tartary was a real medieval belief that a plant could grow actual sheep as its fruit, wool and all. europeans were convinced this thing existed for centuries. #history #mythology #medievalhistory #folklore #edutok

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the aswang myth wasn’t always a monster story. before spain, babaylan were filipino spiritual leaders, mostly women, who healed communities and led rituals. colonizers couldn’t compete with their power so they rebranded them as aswang, demons who ate children and hunted pregnant women. the propaganda worked so well the myth outlived the empire that created it #folklore #mythology #history #historytok #didyouknowfacts

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usda quietly gutted chicken safety oversight since trump took office. they pulled the salmonella regulation that took years to develop. cut two food safety advisory committees. over 15% of usda staff resigned or got pushed out, including hundreds of food inspectors. cdc scaled back foodborne illness tracking to basically two pathogens. and now they just approved faster processing line speeds at chicken plants, meaning less time to catch contamination before it hits your kitchen. this is what “deregulation” actually looks like on your dinner plate #foodsafety #didyouknow #todayilearned #learnontiktok #factsyoudidntknow