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TIL that alcohol withdrawal(delirium tremens) can kill a person

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Z1RB TIL that in 2005 the FBI spent two years chasing down leaders of “God Hates Goths” church before realizing the whole thing was a parody
8ala TIL that “Fruit” is a botanical term and “Vegetable” is a culinary term, meaning a tomato can be considered both a fruit and a vegetable
AD7Vg TIL that during WWII, the British launched nearly 100,000 weather balloons trailing long metal wires toward occupied Europe, causing power outages when they shorted out power lines and causing at least one German power station to burn down.
R7Yk1 TIL A study found that there is a robust relationship between the breadth of foreign travel experiences and generalized trust.
XWXD TIL that 91 volcanos have recently been discovered under the Antarctic ice sheet bringing the total to 138. It is likely the most dense volcanic region on the planet.