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TIL that its not safe to work on a computer during a thunderstorm unless it is wireless

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dDaV8 TIL the first scientific specimen of the world's largest butterfly, the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, was collected "with the aid of a small shotgun"
OWXg TIL of David Johnson, volcanologist. Successfully fought a Chief Brody-like fight to keep the summit Mt St Helens & Spirit Lake visitor-free for 2 months before the cataclysm. Instead of 1000 deaths there was 53; him among them, radioing “…Vancouver, this is it” seconds before he was incinerated.
d5xj TIL THC has 20 times anti-inflammatory power of aspirin, twice that of hydrocortisone
6Qd7 TIL that a simple test involving asking a patient to draw the face of a clock is used as a screening tool for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia.
9wkGM TIL If you spam click the on/off button on your Samsung phone it will dial 911 automatically in 10 seconds if you don't turn it off. It will emit a high volume sound after 6 seconds even with silent on and volume off.