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TIL Pope John XII died during an aduterous affair

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4AZR TIL that nurses and doctors wear green or blue scrubs to help relieve eye strain from constantly looking at red (patient’s insides), which is also opposite on the color wheel. They’re easier to wash and keep longer.
epDaJ TIL about Godwin's law that states that as an online discussion grows longer (regardless of topic or scope) the probability of a comparison to Nazis approaches.
yE5M TIL that North Koreans love foreign movies and TV shows so much that they risk their lives to watch them via smuggled USBs from China
vPeXB TIL of how Albert the 1st of Belgium died in a mountaineering accident that was considered murder by some due to his skill in the hobby.
W7k7Y TIL In 1989 A gas pipeline alongside the Trans-Siberian Railway exploded just as two trains passed each other simultaneously, killing 575 people. Known as the Ufa Train disaster