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TIL most Helium on earth is the result of radioactive decay of Uranium and Thorium in the earth’s crust

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Lk0Zv TIL that "Zohnerism", the use of true fact(s) to lead a scientifically ignorant public to a false conclusion, was coined after 14yr old Nathan Zohner convinced his classmates to join in on banning the ''dangerous chemical dihydrogen monoxide'' (water) from school for an experiment about gullibility.
e0Nn5 TIL When 117 year old Marie-Louise Meilleur became the world's oldest person, she was confined to her bedroom, and she could only hear when people shouted directly into her right ear. One of her sons was also living in the same nursing home, and her oldest living daughter was 90
awkAL TIL to help prostitute's business in 16th c. Venice, the authorities designated a bridge where they could stand and show their breasts to potential clients. The bridge still stands to this day and is called "Ponte delle Tette" or the bridge of tits.
J1AYV Today I learned that the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has sold more copies than the Berenstain Bears series.
BrWnW TIL that this is the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre where the British gunned down 1500 peaceful Indian protesters in 10 minutes. Colonel Dryer, the man who ordered the massacre said he “wanted to punish Indians for disobedience.”