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TIL that doctors and nurses at a hospital in New Orleans euthanized several patients who could not be evacuated during Hurricane Katrina

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7rR1p TIL, In Australia, torn money is valued by the percentage of the banknote remaining. Half of a $20 bill is valued at $10. Banknotes must be greater than 20% of the original size to have any value. If a banknote is 80% or greater in size it is worth the full value
DWKV TIL that almost every country participates in “Cloud Seeding”, A method of increasing rainfall from a cloud. Most places use aircraft to disperse something advanced like Silver Iodide or Dry Ice, but Russia tried using Cement and accidentally dropped a 25 Kg sack of cement through somebody house.
4kOXb TIL That, during WW II, only 30-40% of the German Army was mechanized. The remainder relied on on rail or horse drawn transportation.
aJ7A TIL deaf people usually sneeze silently, most sneezing sounds are cultural.
Myr7 TIL that archaeology shows humans living in the Americas long before the formation of the Bering Straight Land Bridge.