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TIL that Michael Jackson donated to more charity organisations than any other entertainer

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p84v8 TIL that the phrase "And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids!" Was never said throughout the entire original run of Scooby Doo. Also, the phrase "Meddling kids" was only used 3 times.
X0JVP TIL there are roughly 200 bodies left up on Mt Everest. An unidentified man nicknamed "Green boots" is among the most well-known.
8apDL TIL the flag is flown at half-staff during periods of mourning to make room for the "invisible flag of death" above it.
GgBQ TIL Chlorine trifluoride is a substance so flammable that an accident resulted in 900 kg burning straight through a foot of concrete and three feet of gravel. Cloth, wood, water, sand, and asbestos all make it burst into flames. The only way to stop it is to wait for it to burn itself out.
WkG0B TIL Russians do not actually use the term comrade and the term is actually translated as tovarisch and used as such