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TIL that no one can agree on what killed George Washington, but that he definitely lost about 40% of his blood during his final day from bloodletting.

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WkYjB TIL Ric Weiland, Microsoft’s second employee, quietly donated to various organizations, including 11 different LGBTQ nonprofits. By the time of his passing in 2006 - suicide following a battle with depression - he had donated $21.5 million, and bequeathed an additional $170 million.
V9Mm TIL Robert De Niro Sr., father of the famous actor, was an abstract expressionist painter whose work has been collected in many museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Whitney in New York City.
9YbyG TIL Mosquitoes pee on us. As they take in a blood meal, they urinate to dispose of the waste products.
5YnyP TIL Five countries all in Asia are responsible for 60% of all the junk in our oceans
b9Wb0 TIL A 25-year old man revived 12 dead lakes in India to fight off water scarcity.