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TIL Ancient Chinese nobility killed themselves by eating a pound of salt

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5VyrQ TIL George Washington decided to step down after two terms because he feared he might die in office and Americans would then view the presidency as a lifetime appointment
QJYKL TIL the Graf Zeppelin was the first airship to offer commercial transatlantic flights, to cross the Pacific without stops, to circumnavigate the world, and to travel over a million miles.
nNNG TIL A fireman’s eyes at the Chernobyl disaster were said to have turned from brown to blue because of the intensity of the radiation he received.
rNAOM TIL : The most powerful commercial radio station ever was WLW (700KHz AM), which during certain times in the 1930s broadcasted 500kW radiated power. At night, it covered half the globe. Neighbors within the vicinity of the transmitter heard the audio in their pots, pans, and mattresses.
8dbL TIL MIT puts almost all of its course materials online for anyone to access for free.