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TIL that the chef’s hat (or toque) has 100 folds in it to represent the number of different ways the chef can cook an egg

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W7j7L TIL Mustard gas, one of the most deadliest chemical weapons deployed in warfare, was noted to cause a surprisingly low number of immune cells when medical records of soldiers were reviewed. This revolutionized cancer treatments and mustard gas is now used today to treat some leukemia/lymphomas
d8k5r TIL after Nicole van den Hurk's death, her stepbrother falsely confessed to the killing in order to get her body exhumed for DNA tests, leading to the arrest and prosecution of her real attacker
Rdew TIL that in Norway you can’t change your surname to one held by less than 200 people unless you get permission from each and every one of them
J1Qyj TIL that "semi-slugs" exist. Their shells are not completely absent but are also not large enough to provide a shelter to hide in. There are also about 1,000 known species of semi-slugs, while there are 500 known species of "normal" slugs.
aPv0 TIL there was a Spiderman storyline where Mary Jane died of cancer. It turned out Spiderman’s radioactive semen had been poisoning her for years. I’m serious.