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TIL that scotch tape can generate x-rays

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jN7Qp TIL that Marion Stokes built an archive of network, local, and cable news, in her home, one tape at a time, recording every major (and trivial) news event until the day she died in 2012 at the age of 83 of lung disease.
X00b6 TIL the best way to orient your fan to get fresh air is to have it push air out the window
mxbKO TIL On average, every adult human body contains two to six pounds of bacteria.
5YXXn TIL in Finland, you pay speeding tickets proportional to your income meaning some people can pay over $100,000
9Y4QX TIL about Saturators. Saturators were popular in communist Russia. They would dispense sodas, water, carbonated juices, etc. However instead of cans, the drink was dispensed into a reusable glass tied to a chain which you had to wash before each use.