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TIL that a Chemistry Prof Accidentally Killed Herself by Allowing 2 Drops of Organic Mercury to Land on Her Gloved Hand

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PYbrn TIL that many European maps during the Middle Ages had the East on top instead of the North, thus "to orient" meant to align the map to the East, the Orient.
krW TIL that H.G. Wells wrote the classic Sci-Fi novels; The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds in the space of just four years.
BgaBk TIL that since the pandemic began, home values in Cape Coral, Florida have increased by 85.96%, which is the largest increase in the United States
d8A68 TIL: Chinos got their name from the Spanish who named them "pantalones chinos" (Chinese Pants) because they were made from Chinese cloth.
epDNn TIL that one of the closest times mankind has been to nuclear war was in the 1950s when, among other things, US intelligence received reports of an identified flying object over Turkey- which was later identified as a wedge of swans