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TIL the EPA approves of some Ozone Generators to be used as deodorizers. Ozone is a toxic, dangerous gas.

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e0Q9J TIL Everybody is technically allergic to bee stings, but only 5 to 7.5 % of people are severely allergic. Melittin, which makes up 50% of bee venom's dry weight, is the allergen that causes red blood cells at the sting site to burst and expand. It's the most important ingredient in the venom.
grrgb TIL: Mark Shepard took a degraded corn farm and turned it into a biodiverse, nutritionally dense, habitat-rich high-yield farm using regenerative agriculture which uses no chemical inputs, builds topsoil faster than previously thought possible, and outperforms conventional and organic agriculture.
eYKg TIL that a health benefit of roller coasters is that the centripetal force can help pass kidney stones
rRkXo TIL the first non-stop transatlantic flight happened in 1919. A modified WWI bomber with an open cockpit took off from Newfoundland, Canada with a crew of two. They almost spiraled into the ocean twice in heavy fog, had to climb onto the wings to clear ice, and landed in a bog in Connemara, Ireland.
x6Po7 TIL of a condition called Chimerism (from the Greek mythology monster - Chimera) in which a person can have two types of DNA.