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TIL that when silly putty comes into contact with alcohol, it will lose its properties, and become flammable when submerged in hot or warm water.

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9wMKM TIL in 1999 the pizza chain Pizza Hut asked 50 U.S. governors to name their favourite books from childhood. The then-governor of Texas, Bush, named The Very Hungry Caterpillar, despite having been of college age at the time of its publication.
BAlK TIL that after Kirani James won Grenada’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in 2012, the country was so proud that the government held a giant 3-hour celebratory rally attended by thousands, gave him US$186,000, printed new stamps, named a new stadium after him, and built a museum/gym in his home town.
0Mvv TIL a man jumped 500 feet from a tour helicopter to commit suicide because “he was unable to get surgery for a chronic health condition he suffered with for the past 15 years” at age 61
QJB1E TIL that, in 2013, a 31 year old woman in New Zealand died from a cardiac arrhythmia linked to her habit of drinking 6-10 liters a day of Coca-Cola.
ADy54 TIL of the Belmonte Jews, a Jewish community in Portugal that went into hiding during the inquisition in the 15th century, and remained undiscovered by the outside world until the 20th century. Until then, they believed they were the only Jews in the world.