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TIL Three Million People Still Use AOL Dial-Up
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16knV
TIL don't stand under the Manchineel tree when it's raining because its toxins are water-soluble. Don't stand close to it, as you could inhale the toxins. Every part of the Manchineel (also helpfully referred to as Manzanilla de la Muerte, or "little apple of death") is poisonous and can kill you.
7rx5r
TIL that the term "Stockholm Syndrome" was made up by a psychiatrist to hide how his gross mishandling of a hostage situation made the hostages trust the bank robbers more than him or the police he advised.
DbZr
TIL no voter in India has to travel more than 2km to reach a polling station, even remote voters in the mountains or deep in the jungle
OGeX4
TIL that every time you shuffle a deck of cards, chances are that the exact order of those cards has never existed before.
ykOv
TIL a gin & tonic will glow under a black light because tonic contains quinines , which are black light reactive.