Post * 9plB — Curious Curator

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TIL That now the average Canadian is richer than the average American

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4RY5 TIL when burning pressure treated wood, not only is the smoke toxic, but the ash produced is so toxic that a tablespoon of it can kill a full grown man.

1aVbr TIL in 2016, 104-year-old Jack Reynolds became the oldest person to get a tattoo, and a year later at 105-years-old, he became the oldest person to ride a rollercoaster.

oBjaK TIL that there's no evidence that depression is caused by low levels of seratonin. This has been known for decades, and neuroscientists have been trying to debunk this myth to the public for years. The actual mechanism of antidepressants is unknown.

Y7YRB TIL that Brazil once marooned almost 1,000 political prisoners in a jungle exile called Clevelândia (1924-26); forced labor, malaria and dysentery killed about half of them, and press censorship kept the disaster hidden until the survivors limped home.

ADGj7 TIL about that using ionized water in farming deters insects and rejuvenates the soil eliminating the need for pesticides or fertilizers, demonstrated by a man who cured himself from liver chlorosis