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TIL that that the largest component of Pyrex is oxygen, at 54%.

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aOR0 TIL - On the last morning of WWI, and with full knowledge of the armistice at 11am, American General William Wright ordered an attack that killed 365 men because he wanted to take a bath.
QNB7E TIL there are 10,000 mysterious man made caves in Mustang, Nepal . Archaeologists found 2,000–3,000-year-old partially mummified human bodies and Buddhist art. Likely used as burial chambers around 1000 BC and later as homes in the 14th century, but who built them and why remains a mystery.
9wxQp TIL that Jumbo the Elephant from PT Barnum's circus died while trying to save a midget from being run over by a train. Also, he wasn't called "Jumbo" because he was big but the other way around: big things are called "jumbo" because of him.
Yp5EA TIL Calcium deficiency can contribute to mood problems such as irritability, anxiety, depression, and difficulty sleeping.
LkAlV TIL that the middle finger is offensive because the finger represents a penis, and the curled fingers around it represent the testicles. By flipping someone off, you are offering them a phallic gesture.