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TIL Water doesn't always boil at 100 degrees

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x7Qb TIL Adidas was founded by a former member of the Nazi party, Adolf Dassler, Adi was a nickname and das was the first 3 letters of his last name
gMLj8 TIL that during WWII the Japanese launched 1000s of balloon bombs towards North America. Only a few hundred of the devices have been found.
a8Nk9 TIL that the longest time anyone has been awake is 11 days. In 1965, a 17-year-old named Randy Gardner stayed awake for a science experiment, breaking the world record. By the end, he experienced hallucinations and memory lapses.
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b9vP4 TIL venomous and poisonous are different. If you bite it and die, it is poisonous. If it bites you and you die, it is venomous.