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TIL smoking alcohol is a growing trend, and very dangerous.

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d67Q TIL the time machine in “Back to the Future” was originally going to be a refrigerator, but was changed when the creators thought kids would trap themselves in fridges while replicating the scene.
WyY8 TIL that the wrinkling of fingers after long exposure to water is not due to water absorption, but is a nervous system response that can be disabled by nerve damage.
R71el TIL that ships still sinks in great number every year, despite being not cover in the news , and approximately 2K of Seafarers dies every year.