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TIL of Chlorine-trifluoride, a substance so unstable it sets seemingly inflammable objects like concrete on fire. In the 1950’s, some was accidentally spilled in a warehouse and burned through a foot of concrete while simultaneously releasing a deadly cloud of gas that corroded anything it touched.

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b9XeZ TIL Despite being long divorced Joe DiMaggio never stopped loving Marilyn Monroe. He had a half-dozen red roses delivered three times a week to her crypt for 20 years. His last words were: "I'll finally get to see Marilyn.".
Xxb6 TIL the Pony Express only lasted from April 3, 1860 to October 1861, before the telegraph made it obsolete.
LkV09 TIL that a Turkish Sultan offered £10000 in aid to Ireland during the Potato Famine but Queen Victoria asked him to send £1000 as she had only sent £2000 herself.
v1O1R TIL Keanu Reeves was sued by a woman who suggested that he used hypnosis and impersonated her ex-husband to impregnate her. She sought $3 million in spousal support from the actor, and $150,000/month, retroactively, in child support. DNA test proved he was not the father and the suit was thrown out.
x6VGB TIL about Bradford Bishop, who allegedly killed his wife, mother and three sons in 1976. Bishop was only removed from the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted List in 2018, due to his advanced age, and is still being pursued by the FBI, as there have been sightings of Bishop across Europe for 40 years.