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TIL Presidential elections held in Belarus on 23 June 1994 were the first national elections held in Belarus since the country seceded from the Soviet Union three years earlier

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woj08 TIL about Nitrogen Triiodide - the most sensitive compound in the world. It is so sensitive, exposure to alpha particles can cause it to explode.
YpYLd TIL about sailors who discovered a dead German sailor during the Clipper Boat Race
GYb5E TIL John Boyd Dunlop invented the first (practical) pneumatic tyres to help ease the headaches his son experienced after riding his tricycle over the bumpy cobbled streets of Belfast
RQk8 TIL 10% of the US population drinks an average of over 73 alcoholic drinks per week (or ten per day) and accounts for 75% of all alcohol sold. The next 10% drinks only 15 per week (two per day).
DQ4Ke TIL that Unit 731 officials got immunity from prosecution in return for access to their research of human experimentation