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TIL the Tunguska Event, an explosion in Siberia in 1908, was 1,000 times greater than the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima, wiped out 80 million trees, and may have killed a total of 2 people

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rNaB0 TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering 'financial compensation' to licensees who actually read the license agreement. He emailed the company, referred to the clause and the company sent him a check for $1,000
KJ1G TIL: The famous red sky in “The Scream” painting is probably from the eruption of Krakatoa. For several months, the sky was red, the moonlight appeared green, and the sun turned a lavender colour.
E1ZEP TIL animals hover right around 1 billion heartbeats over the course of a lifetime except for humans and chickens who are just over 2 billion heartbeats.
QJa5M TIL that eating a slug can kill you
wLyg1 TIL there is government run service near me which will analyze drug samples anonymously sent to them and publish the results on their webpage