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TIL Bill Nye the Science Guy’s ex-wife tried to poison him

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vPmaD TIL: One litre (liter) of bottled water contains, on average, 240,000 pieces of plastic
mYGv TIL that in 1972 a radio was designed that ‘sneezed’ every 6 months in order to protect the microprocessors from dust.
lo6RB TIL Nearly half of all airline pilots admit to falling asleep during a flight. 29 percent of these reported waking up and seeing everyone else in the cabin asleep as well.
grXay TIL George Clooney is the nephew of José Ferrer, the first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award.
6EOLw TIL about the Eggnog Riot. On 24th December 1826 more than a third of U.S. Military Academy cadets in West Point, New York, rioted after consuming eggnog with whiskey during a Christmas party.