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TIL that you have about a 1/2000 chance of contracting fatal cancer from any one CT scan.

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R5Vga TIL - from 1929-31, balloons were released at the end of the Macy’s parade and the public bring them back to claim $100. This ended when one got caught in an airplane propellor when a pilot tried to catch one
691Ww TIL Mocha Dick (the real life inspiration for moby dick) was killed in 1838 after appearing to come to the aid of a distrought cow whose calf was just slaughtered by whalers. He was known to be friendly until attacked, he survived 100 skirmishes before being slain.
yBKv TIL two women discovered a 1000-year-old Viking/Saxon recipe that kills MRSA and Anti-Biotic resistant Super Infections.
a89VA TIL cow tipping is a myth and is not physically possible to do. There’s not a single YouTube video proving this has ever happened, despite what Hollywood or your 5th grade friend has told you.
J1YBB TIL Ohio DUI offenders must use yellow license plates