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TIL in 1986, Lake Nyos had a limnic CO₂ eruption (a rare but natural disaster) which killed 1,746 humans. No flies surrounded the bodies because the insects had also perished.

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KL9G TIL Marijuana was LEGAL in India until 1985, when under American governmental pressure, it had to declare possession of marijuana illegal despite it being consumed for years and being a part of India’s culture.
KOvR4 TIL that the Catholic Church is one of the wealthiest religious organizations in the world, with an "unknown" net worth
41VJ TIL that the Earth’s day/night cycle is growing longer year-by-year and 620 million years ago, the Earth day was 21.9 hours.
4XDB5 TIL: An adult person could die from eating 4-8 raw castor seeds because of a toxin known as Ricin which is 6000 times more poisonous than Cyanide.
pYJ18 TIL the U.S. government is worried about generative AI being used to create new viruses