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TIL that Red Rain fell in Kerala India and when examined it contained red cells from an unknown origin.

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AN0Gd TIL the world’s oldest D20 die was made between 304 and 30 BC, a craftsman in Ptolemaic Egypt shaped what is now accepted to be the world’s oldest 20-sided die.
rRL00 TIL that you are more likely to die of natural hazards such as snake bites or bushfire than homicide in Australia.
N7aA6 TIL of Sidney Gottlieb, who headed the CIA’s MK-Ultra LSD mind control experiments. Known as the "Black Sorcerer" and the "Dirty Trickster,” he retired to an ecologically friendly home, where he raised goats, ate yogurt and advocated peace and environmentalism. He also ran a leper hospital in India.
graD8 TIL the human stomach opens to the body's right. Thus, if you have acid reflux, you should lie on your LEFT, generally not on your right or on your back. [corrected source]
rRw51 TIL that the employees of Disney land worked in such terrible conditions they referred to the park as “Mauschwitz” until managers discovered the employee lingo and banned use of the word for being un-Disney-like. Within an hour the staff switched to “Duckau”