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TIL that there is only one case of suicide via radiation poisoning in the US.

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wRyM TIL that in the 18th century John Harrison claimed that he could build a clock to keep time to within a second over 100 days; it triggered widespread ridicule at his time. The clock had been built to his exact specifications in 2015; it was declared the “most accurate mechanical clock”
xVWg7 TIL that from 8:30pm to 6am, Danish children's tv channel DR Ramasjang films characters from all of its programs tucked into their beds, fast asleep.
xVpw1 TIL a European group is using back-breeding in attempts to re-introduce the aurochs, a forerunner of all modern cattle which has been extinct since 1627.
XEo8Q TIL the only countries still using Fahrenheit are the United States, the Bahamas, Belize, Liberia and the Cayman Islands
BrRdx TIL about Bothie, the only dog ever to have left paw prints at the North and South Poles