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TIL that the element Francium is so rare, that only 30 grams of it exists within the earth’s crust.

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XEX0R TIL that Magda and Joseph Goebbels in the last days of WWII and while confined to the Führerbunker, arranged to have all 6 of their children killed with cyanide as they slept. They believed the children would support their decision to commit suicide if they were old enough to speak for themselves.
BOAd TIL in medical dramas, 75% of patients who receive CPR are revived. A study of real-world patients found the rate to be as low as 4%
XEdyR TIL about Decimal Time. Implemented during the French Revolution, it was thought up to simplify time and better regulate work. Clocks/calendars were changed so that a week now had 10 days, a day had 10 hours, an hour had a 100 minutes, and a minute had a 1000 seconds.
VKYG TIL Coca Cola switches back to cane sugar from corn syrup during Passover.
pMO8 TIL That One Japanese Company (YKK) Makes Half Of The World’s Zippers