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TIL that Steve Jobs last words were “Oh wow.” repeated 3 times.

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k0AE TIL six million voters’ names were deleted from the ballot in Maharashtra, India’s richest state, for no apparent reason
b9YAQ TIL the iconic "Make Love, Not War " anti-Vietnam war poster was created by Wilfred Weisser a globe-trotting hippie from Germany, living in San Francisco in the mid-'60s. He then disappeared and has never collected a single cent in copyright royalties.
NXxXN TIL that McMurdo Station, the largest research community in Antarctica, is on an actively volcanic island
wLkVo TIL that a Spanish government worker was absent from work for six years but continued receiving a salary of $41,500 annually and his bosses only found out when he was eligible for a long service award. He retired in the end.
xVMA1 TIL Poison Ivy doesn't actually spread when scratched and is not contagious. The reason it creates the illusion of doing so is because different parts of the body absorb the oil at different speeds.