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TIL that elemental mercury (quicksilver) poses few toxic consequences when ingested, whereas metallic mercury vapour is highly toxic to the central nervous system

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O5m4 TIL The ceremony of the keys at the Tower of London has gone on almost uninterrupted for 700 years. It was late once during WWII due to a number of bombs hitting the guard room, knocking the guards and Yeoman warder over. The officer in charge personally wrote a letter to the king to apologise.
eZxL TIL of an actor named Del Close who died in 1999. In his will he bequeathed his skull to a local theatre so he could still play the part of Yorick, a dead court jester, in productions of Hamlet. However, no one wanted to remove his head after death, robbing him of one of his final wishes.
jNGjp TIL In Latin, nouns belong to one of 3 genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter). Neuter is absent from many Romance languages but still used by Romanians today
ejNE TIL that 84% of Egyptians believe that death is the appropriate punishment for leaving Islam
ZQLp TIL that punk label Stiff Records released an album called “The Wit & Wisdom of Ronald Reagan” that was blank on both sides. It sold 30,000 copies.