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TIL that Australia is the only continent with more venomous snakes than there are non-venomous ones.

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16GJd TIL in 1967 three astronauts - Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee - died in a cabin fire in the first test of the Apollo command and service module. Because there was no rocket fuel, the test was not considered hazardous, and emergency preparedness for it was poor.
a8oM0 TIL that in 1997, an episode of the Pokémon anime caused seizures in hundreds of Japanese children due to a flashing red and blue strobe effect. The incident was so serious it led to the show being pulled from broadcast for four months and it being permanently banned.
oRkr8 TIL that wasps and hornets, despite being primarily carnivorous are actually important pollinators that are good to have in your garden for reasons other than controlling other pests
7RLL TIL the short average life expectancy in Medieval Britain (30 years) was mainly due to high infant mortality. If you made it to age 21, you could expect to live an additional 43 years (total age 64).
yQDRM TIL that it was USA who fired the first shots in the Pacific War