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TIL that humans are the only animals that have chins

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jpPX TIL The fertilizer used by the Tobacco Industry is radioactive. The plant absorbs it and the smoker inhales it. It gets lodged in the lungs and over time contributes a huge radiation dose to the smoker and could be factor in lung cancer.
l7xE1 TIL Christopher Nolan's brother Matthew was charged with murder in 2009 after allegedly creating a fake identity using the name 'Oppenheimer'
D1Nvv TIL when Bolivia sent proof to the CIA that Che Guevara was dead, they sent fingerprints for proof. When the VIA said that wasn't proof, they sent the hands with ink still on them. NSFW
kOQRg TIL that a man, after eating Brazil Nuts, had unprotected sex with a woman who was allergic to them, transferring the proteins from said nuts and thus causing the first sexually transmitted allergic reaction
rRjYM TIL the catchphrase "thinking outside the box" was popularized by management consultants in the 1970s and 1980s. They used it in connection with solving the 9-dots puzzle, where lateral thinking is needed