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TIL The average healthy human produced 1 to 2 liters of snot per day

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o16Y TIL Canada was almost called “The Kingdom of Canada” but it was rejected by the British government who feared it would offend the Americans.
R5LpQ TIL The Dark Side of the Rainbow is the pairing of the Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon with the film The Wizard of Oz. This produces numerous moments of apparent synchronicity where the film and the album appear to correspond. Members of Pink Floyd denied any intent to connect them.
69Xml TIL a "Chernobyl necklace" is a horizontal scar at the base of the throat from surgery to remove thyroid cancer caused by fallout from a nuclear accident
LvYp TIL that a photographer taking pictures of air pollution unknowingly captured pictures of a couple committing suicide
QNvlM TIL that during the Falklands War, landmines unintentionally created safe havens for penguins. Too light to trigger the mines, they thrive and breed in these protected areas.