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TIL There was once an academic club called the Askesian Society. It's existence was dedicated promotion of scientific thinking and the use of nitrous oxide.

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awg8M TIL Bread in the US contains Potassium Bromate, a toxic chemical that is linked to Cancer. This chemical has been banned in most countries around the world, but the FDA refuses to investigate because they have "limited availability of resources and other agency priorities".
vP17x TIL the suffragette bombing and arson campaign of 1912-1914 caused at least five deaths
xVZ0o TIL the thong most likely made it's debut in the US in 1939. It's probably derived from the loincloth and made with the male genitalia in mind.
NXwK1 Today I learned about the Texas City Disaster, the deadliest industrial accident in American history, killing 581. All but one of Texas City's firefighters were killed.
GAAdg TIL that humanities ancestors used to be able to synthesize Vitamin C in their body, but lost the ability due to mutation, analog to other species.