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TIL Marie Curie’s papers from 1890’s are considered too dangerous to handle because of their levels of radioactivity. Even her cookbook is highly radioactive.

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A1Kg TIL in 1994 a man named Tony Cicoria was struck by lightening while standing next to a public telephone, and resuscitated by a nurse who was waiting to use the phone. Not long after recovery he said his head became flooded with music. He bought a piano and is now a successful composer and performer.
egA6 TIL people used to do their laundry in Old Faithful; they put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes
XELjk TIL in 2005, the Vietnam War ballad "Fortunate Son" was used in a commercial for Wrangler Jeans, while the drug culture anthem "Lust For Life" was used by Royal Caribbean to promote their cruises.
GAKKJ TIL about 24 Hours of Lemons, an endurance race consisting entirely of beat-up lemon cars
neLdG TIL Octopuses have blue blood, no bones and three hearts