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TIL that during the great depression, people used to pull cars with horses because they couldn't afford gas

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5VBoB TIL 4 oz. (110 grams) of apricot kernels contain the lethal dosage of cyanide.
nW5vr TIL Nearly 25,000 people a year set off up Mt Kilimanjaro, and 25 die. Many get head pain, nosebleeds and unexpected vomiting along with fatigue and shortness of breath. As it gets steeper and colder, climbers rest every 15 paces
4XDEa TIL in 1948 Lyndon B Johnson used a helicopter to campaign for office. He would hover over farmers working in their fields, many who had never seen a helicopter, and blare through the loudspeaker: "Hello, down there! This is your friend, Lyndon Johnson, your candidate for the United States Senate."
0wbXy TIL that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
d8pgj TIL on 1829, Anne Royall, the first female journalist in the United States, was found guilty of being a "common scold" and sentenced to the ducking stool until the punishment was changed to a $10 fine