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TIL that ultra pure water is so pure that it will take minerals out of your body and can possible kill you if you drink enough.

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Jl8v TIL that between the time it was discovered and the time it was unclassified as a planet, Pluto did not even complete one revolution around the sun. It will complete its revolution in the year 2178.
eJkg TIL Some mines are set to explode in response to changes in magnetic and acoustic fields. Sailors on minesweepers are not allowed to have wire coat-hangers because they could kill their magnetic signature and set off a mine.
0wLkj TIL that today's ground level in Edinburgh is multiple stories above of the original medieval city, some of which is still accessible through deep cellars
rdYW TIL the Pentagon received the Pigasus award in 1981 for spending $6 million to determine whether burning the photo of a Soviet missile would destroy the missile.
e0d7J TIL Ash Ketchum comes from CATCH EM ALL...