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TIL New Yorkers bite 10 times more people than sharks do worldwide

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VMob8 TIL that one survivor from the Hindenburg disaster of 1937 is still alive. he recalls that "'suddenly the air was on fire".
5P1B TIL 50% of Nigeriens are under 14 years old
ne1B9 TIL Rotting potatoes give off a noxious gas that can knock a person unconscious & even cause death.
oB9jR TIL Alcatraz was one of the only federal prisons at the time that allowed hot showers to deter prisoners from acclimating to cold water and escaping through the San Francisco Bay.
w9j7 TIL that in 1996, Taco Bell announced they bought the Liberty bell in an April Fools prank, resulting in panicked reactions across the U.S., including from some senators, and caused the National Parks Service to call a press conference to deny the claim.