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TIL that sleeping with your bedroom door open may cost you your life in a fire

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KYBOw TIL Chinese messenger WeChat had more mobile transactions over just Chinese New Year in 2016 than PayPal had during the entirety of 2015
wLMpW TIL the famous painting "American Gothic" is of a father and daughter, not a couple. It was meant to show the resiliency of midwestern farmers.
mx5Zv TIL Sickle Cell Anemia (a condition which disproportionately afflicts Africans) provides protection against Malaria. It is believed that the reason why Africans are more likely to have S.C.A. is Africans benefited from the condition from living in a Malaria risk location.
WknMY TIL Abū al-ʿAlāʾ al-Maʿarrī (AD 973-1057) was a blind, vegan, antinatalist, rationalist poet and philosopher who criticized Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism and advocated for social justice while living an ascetic and secluded lifestyle.
p8JpQ TIL about ADX Florence, one of the most secure prisons in the U.S. Inmates have been involved in espionage, bombings, mafia hits, serial killings, 9/11, and more.