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TIL that when Czar Dmitri II of Russia was found to be a Polish impostor, he was shot and cremated. His ashes were promptly shoved in a cannon and fired in the direction of Poland.

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LBod TIL that of the approximately 1.7 million interracial crimes committed in the U.S. each year, 90 percent are committed by blacks against whites.
e0ok4 TIL Phosphogypsum is a common byproduct of fertilizer production. It has very few pratical uses and is radioactive, containing uranium, thorium, radium, radon and polonium. For this reason they are stored indefinitely in Stacks. ONE ton of phosphoric acid produces FIVE tons of phosphogypsum waste.
9YdZB TIL There are no pain receptors in the brain itself. Surgery can be done on the brain and technically the brain does not feel that pain. But the meninges (coverings around the brain), periosteum (coverings on the bones), and the scalp all have pain receptors and this is why you have migraines.
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X04jr TIL Americans have used metric daily for 200+ years. We spend cents, not "pennies". Our least valued coin was an intentionally break from the pre-decimal British "penny" and aligned us with our French allies after the revolution. Cent is from the Latin centum or hundred(th), as in centimeter.