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TIL that onions and other members of the genus Allium can be deadly for dogs, cats, guinea pigs, monkeys and other animals.

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e0vV6 TIL Beethoven's "Kreutzer" Sonata was first written for George Bridgetower. Following a successful premiere, it was rededicated to Rodolphe Kreutzer after George said something insulting to Beethoven. Kreutzer never played it because it was too hard, saying Beethoven didn't understand the violin
4kb7b TIL In addition to the fictional 555 telephone prefix, there also exists a recurring fake license plate number for use in TV/movies: 2GAT123
gXbW TIL that a hypersonic vehicle exists that demonstrated a stable aerodynamically-controlled flight at speeds of up to Mach 20.
E1dmo TIL Fahrenheit 451 was once bound with asbestos in the hopes that the book would never get burned
x8o7 TIL Isaac Newton thought he could turn water into gold, and died eating mercury.