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TIL forged paintings can efficiently be tested for by identifying the isotopes cesium-137 and strontium-90 because they did not exist in nature before the nuclear bombings in 1945.

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Aldo TIL the state of Missouri has a program called Puppies for Parole were the offenders at the prisons train dogs to be adopted. The program is in 19 of 20 institutions and the Queen of England is interested in starting a program like Missouri’s.
mx9Rp TIL Copperhead snakes produce a strong odor when angry that smells like freshly cut cucumbers.
E1nP TIL brain-related criteria to identify the death of a patient (i.e. “brain death” = death) is not based on valid scientific data
LQWAp TIL Tom Cruise ended his marriages with Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes when they each turned 33. Additionally, each ex-wife was 11 years younger than the previous one.
0wpwM TIL that in the 1980's, people living in the borders of forests in India and Bangladesh were issued plastic face masks to wear on the back of their heads. Tiger attacks virtually stopped because the tigers thought people were looking at them when their backs were turned.