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TIL that the Halifax Explosion was one of the reasons for the establishment of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

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W8lL TIL that during a siege, the Mongols catapulted corpses that were infected with the plague over the city walls to infect the inhabitants.
aXOb TIL: Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President James A. Garfield, chose a .442 caliber British Bulldog revolver with an ivory handle because he thought it would look good in a museum exhibit after the assassination. The revolver has since been lost and its whereabouts are unknown.
yL8p TIL Motorola’s has developed an “edible password pill” which once digested, is activated by the acid in your stomach emitting an 18 bit signal which is strong enough to communicate and unlock all your devices and is also FDA approved.
oGEY TIL that rabbits are so delicate animals that they can die of fright. Children younger than 12 should not have rabbits as pets.
1aew4 TIL that the German constitution obliges the wealthy to help others (I believe this basically means that you have to pay taxes): "Property entails obligations. Its use shall also serve the public good." (Article 14, GG)