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TIL that in 1911, poisoning by drinking Lysol was the most common means of suicide in Australia and New York

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9wdpB TIL that the Star Spangled Banner, written after a British naval bombardment, is to the tune of a British drinking song.
E1dZP TIL of the Surya Siddhanta, a book written in 4th century CE in India which describes the Earth’s diameter as 8000 miles (7928 by current standards) and the spherical shape of the earth also providing an accurate distance of the Moon from the earth before much before Galileo.
wo66o TIL ecologists once thought Beaver dam-building was an amazing feat of planning, indicative of the high intellect. This was tested when a recording of running water was played in a field near a beaver pond. Although on dry land, the beaver covered the tape player with branches and mud.
VnR4 TIL there is an adage known as Hanlon’s Razor. It states ‘Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.’
nynb TIL there was a US Army Sniper (Chris Kyle) that was so successful in the US-Iraq War he was dubbed the “The Devil Of Ramadi” and had a bounty on his head of $80,000. 225 confirmed kills.