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TIL that not only did the First Chinese Emperor die from taking "immortality elixir", about ten more Chinese emperors also died from immortality elixir, with the last one dying in 1735

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BrN6W TIL of the Christmas Eve parlor game Snap-dragon, where raisins are placed in a bowl of brandy, the brandy is lit on fire, and participants have to snatch the burning raisins.
OoaE1 TIL Interracial marriage was made fully legal in all U.S. States only 51 years ago when the U.S. Supreme Court decision deemed anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional in 1967.
R57jl TIL about the Financial Modeling World Cup, which is essentially the World Cup for Competitive excel users. Participants solve real-life case studies by building financial models in Microsoft Excel. $25,000 prize fund.
P1nvV TIL that Walt Disney came up with the modern ski trail designations (green circle, blue square, black diamond).
JYNQl The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before. Operators pick up a new call every 15.5 seconds. The Fire Department said it has averaged more than 5,500 ambulance requests each day — about 40% higher than usual, eclipsing the total call volume on Sept. 11, 2001.