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TIL Arsenic is commonly used in the treatment of a type of leukemia

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wLeXo TIL that Sodium Citrate is the secret ingredient to make any cheese into smooth, creamy nacho cheese sauce. Coincidentally, Sodium Citrate's chemical formula is Na3C6H5O7 (NaCHO).
4Xr4X TIL That the sound from the massive 1883 eruption of Krakatoa circled the earth four times and was heard in over 50 different locations around the globe
v1GX8 TIL that Mount Everest's Peak XV was calculated to be exactly 29,000 ft, but was publicly declared to be 29,002 ft in order to avoid the impression that an exact height of 29,000 ft was nothing more than a rounded estimate.
16MVV TIL of Arjan Dwarshuis, Who in 2016, Spotted 6833, (of Roughly 11000), Bird Species In A Year
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