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TIL that the ashes given to family members after a person has been cremated aren’t actually ashes, they are just pulverized bone fragments.

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7ZPr TIL that John Paul I (1912-1978), the last pope who avoided the typical papal regalia and tried to make major progressive reforms to Church doctrine, died just one month into his papacy under mysterious circumstances. The Church has never investigated his death.
eeEL TIL that our universe might be the event horizon of a 4 dimensional black hole
1a4Q7 TIL of the dwarf lantern shark, which reaches a maximum known length of less than 8 inches and is capable of producing light through photophores
Ypvvx TIL, actress Linda Hamilton who had a role of Sarah Connor in Terminator movies had a brief marriage with director James Cameron in 1997, the year that Judgment Day would have taken place in the movie franchise.
JY5ZQ TIL pulse oximeters are calibrated for white skin; the darker your skin, the more likely the pulse ox will overestimate your oxygen level