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TIL Dogs have been banned from Antarctica since 1994 due to fears that they could spread diseases to the native seal population.

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BrK6x TIL there is a chemical compound 1000 times hotter than capsaicin, resiniferatoxin, a naturally occurring chemical found in cacti. Ingestion can cause severe swelling, permanent loss of sensation, serious injury, or even death.
8eax8 TIL that up until 1857, the United States produced and minted "half-cent" coins, the lowest value coin minted ever in the US.
grxDy TIL the planes that struck the World Trade Center Twin Towers weighed 100% more, carried 100% more fuel, and flew 100% faster than the plane whose impact the buildings were designed to withstand, a Boeing 707 airliner flying at landing approach speeds.
YmrA TIL 30-50% of the human population carries a behaviour altering parasite
xRm5 TIL of the Permian Mass Extinction where 96% of species died out. All life on Earth is descended from the 4% that survived.