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TIL that the chemical colchicine is used both for general plant germination and as a treatment for gout.

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1Nn7 TIL that ice can actually refer to 17 unique solid crystalline phases of water.
WZNN TIL: Three soviet engineers volunteered their lives at Chernobyl to release water from the broken reactor. Had they not done this, the resulting fallout would have covered most of Europe. All three men died within two weeks.
BX7d TIL that if you report a tax cheat to the IRS you’ll be paid a minimum of 15% of the amount owed
d8lEj TIL that “frito paws” or “corn chip paws” can be attributed to Pseudomonas and Proteus bacteria.
wVlM TIL that one in three Native American women will be raped in her lifetime.