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TIL Acetaminophen kills far more Americans each year than terrorists do.

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A5Dl TIL the “broom method” was a method for detecting invisible flames. Firefighters would probe a room with a corn straw broom until it burst into flames, indicating the location of the fire.
69prJ TIL about the UK's TV Pickup phenomenon, where the country's power grid would be drained by millions of British people getting up and using small electrical appliances (usually kettles) in between commercial breaks of popular TV shows. This phenomenon is unique to the UK.
B8Vx TIL George Orwell’s 1984 which condemns totalitarianism in a police state, is readily available in China, having been translated 13 times from 1985 to 2012
al5o TIL In 1937 an anonymous article was published in India warning about the dictatorial tendencies of Nehru who would later become India’s first Prime Minister. It said “His conceit is already formidable. It must be checked. We want no Caesars”. It was later revealed that the author was Nehru himself.
GyeN TIL that Norinco (Chinese firearms manufacturer) guns are no longer imported into the US because the company tried to sell anti-aircraft missiles to US street gangs.