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TIL That the Average Lifespan of a Soldier in Stalingrad was 24 Hours

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b9AX9 TIL helium can’t be artificially produced and is formed in natural gas wells as ancient uranium decays. The half-life of the most prevalent uranium isotope is billions of years old (older than Earth itself), so helium takes inordinate amounts of time to form.
KJGJ TIL The CDC has an actual “Zombie Plan” in place. It was started as a joke campaign, but actually evolved into real training and countermeasures because “if you’re well equipped to deal with a zombie apocalypse you will be prepared for a hurricane, pandemic, earthquake, or terrorist attack
mVO TIL That Donal Trump once sent his workers to fence off of a married couples whole house from the outside without their consent and then sent them an invoice for £2820.
OoRL7 TIL A recent study revealed that a plastic bag, like the kind given away at grocery stores, is now the deepest known piece of plastic trash, found at a depth of 10,975 meters (36,000 feet) inside the Mariana Trench.
Me6mm TIL That foaming hand soap has been found to be less effective than regular liquid hand soap at removing bacteria