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TIL oily rags can catch fire from self combustion including Linseed Oil

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xV1xg TIL that Avalanche Airbags exist, and they’re used when people fall into an avalanche. They help people survive by “making them bigger” and so staying closer to the surface by the principle of inverse segregation
wLK06 TIL that Medieval Norse fabrics were so exquisitely preserved in Greenland that a 20th century woman would retrieve them from archaeological sites and reuse them for childrens clothes
NXYBN TIL of the 1967 Mt McKinley Disaster. 7 climbers descended from the summit and experienced the worst conditions of any mountaineers on record. NPS models showed wind speeds of 300mph near the summit
yQA0e TIL: One of the more popular early American wiping objects was the dried corn cob
yQQke TIL Squatting is legal in Belgium