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TIL that isopropyl alcohol can get indigo dye stains out of pretty much any clothing

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AbJB TIL in 2007, Siberia experienced orange snow. This orange snow was ruled to most likely caused by a heavy sandstorm in neighboring Kazakhstan. Tests on the snow revealed numerous sand and clay dust particles and a high iron-content, which were blown into Russia in the upper stratosphere.
oV1r TIL Neither Stalin nor Hitler have the title of worst genocide ever. Mao Zedong, of China, killed an estimated 63 million
0d8MA TIL In 1833, Britain used 40% of its national budget to pass the Slavery Abolition Act. The British government borrowed £20 million to compensate slave owners, but nothing was paid to the enslaved people themselves. The loan was one of the largest in history and wasn't paid off until 2015.
kRJ7 TIL Most Comcast customers now have a 1TB home internet data cap & subject to browser hijacks
ANa8d TIL For $250k you can visit the wreck of the Titanic