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TIL from the 1920s-2000s, some South Koreans believed running an electric fan in a room without an open window would lead to death

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Y7XAZ TIL of B virus, a form of herpes that leads to death in 40% of cases, and another 40% suffer brain damage. It comes from macaques monkeys which are currently an invasive species in a state park in Florida.
x50D TIL many areas are using a beet juice and salt mixture on their roads to keep them from freezing over. The beet juice prevents roads from icing over in temperatures up to -25°C, making it more effective than using a salt brine. A beet juice mixture is also less toxic to the environment.
Q5WE TIL we are currently in Earth’s sixth mass-extinction event, also known as the Holocene extinction
YpdQ7 TIL that Zoroastrian hell is said to have sinners forced to defecate and masturbate continually
j6xMj TIL: Zoom was first called Saasbe, Inc. The name was later changed to Zoom based on the children’s book “Zoom City” by Thacher Hurd.