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TIL the Intermarium, a post WW1 proposal to unite former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth land and territories lying between the Baltic, Black and Adriatic Seas

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ZpZva TIL of Operation Matador, a British plan to make a preemptive attack on the Japanese Empire in WWII. It was halted on December 6, 1941 - the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor the following morning.
9YldX TIL Mixing Tylenol and Alcohol even in small amounts can kill you.
Yp8lx TIL Lightning is a source of fixed nitrogen, and thus nitrate. Nitrogen in the atmosphere is highly stable and nonreactive due to the triple bond between atoms in the N2 molecule. Lightning produces enough energy and heat to break this bond allowing nitrogen atoms to react with oxygen, forming NOx.
EnGx TIL that the Titanic wreck is currently being consumed by a superbug and will completely disappear within 20 years
logKB TIL 3D printing offers a completely new opportunity for the development of personalized medicines. Introducing 3D printers to pharmacies and hospitals would allow physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to form a dose and delivery system based on the patient’s body size, age, lifestyle, and sex.