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TIL that Polonium-210 in cigarettes is one of the only legal sources of internal alpha radiation exposure to humans.

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9weaG TIL four Nile crocodiles have been found in Florida in the past 30 years, all of them escaped exotic pets. The species is responsible for about a thousand deaths per year worldwide.
6E5lw TIL The Hobbit has been published in two editions. In the first edition, Gollum willingly bet on his ring in the riddle game.
N7l0P TIL Mason Gamble, the actor that played Dennis in Dennis the Menace in 1993, beat out 20,000 kids with his audition for the role
VMWkZ TIL that Westminster Abbey has a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. It is part of a series on 20th Century martyrs, and includes Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, and Oscar Romeo of El Salvador. They were designed to fill ten Gothic niches during a renovation.
PY6gV TIL Rabies has the highest mortality rate of any virus at 99.9%.