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TIL that a chemistry professor at Dartmouth University died after a few drops of dimethylmercury touched her gloved hand.

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E1gGW TIL the most powerful commercial radio station ever was WLW (700KHz AM), which during certain times in the 1930s broadcasted 500kW radiated power. At night, it covered half the globe. Neighbors within the vicinity of the transmitter heard the audio in their pots, pans, and mattresses.
le6a TIL that after declaring bankruptcy, Japan Airlines flight attendant uniforms were sold to the local sex industry after becoming highly sought after by fetishists.
vPNX7 TIL that Eric Braedon, the actor who portrayed John Jacob Astor in the 1997 Titanic film, survived the MV Wilhelm Gustloff sinking
8MJZ TIL that Mahi-mahi stay with their mate and if one of the pair is caught, the partner stays in the same location awaiting its mate to reappear.
kOee5 TIL that during a particularly cold spell in the town of Snag (Yukon) where the temp reached -83f (-63.9c) you could clearly hear people speaking 4 miles away along with other phenomenon such as peoples breath turning to powder and falling straight to the ground & river ice booming like gunshots.