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TIL Glitter can cause blindness.

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m1arM TIL: In 1939, Australians coped with heatwaves by sleeping on beaches, staying social outdoors, and using creative cooling methods like wet towels. This was before refrigeration and AC became widespread
gr9YX TIL the mottos on Great Britain’s Coat of arms are in French: “Dieu et mon droit” (God and my right) and “Honi soit qui mal y pense” (Shamed be the one who thinks ill of it)
kOoA4 TIL in 1969, Brazilian bus drivers were arrested for training beetles to crawl inside fare boxes and carry out the coins. The beetles were also arrested.
mObp TIL Latvians are able to get $1000 loans in exchange for their souls.
xVanB TIL that by 1991, the air in Mexico City had become so contaminated with fecal dust from humans that it was possible to contract hepatitis by simply breathing outdoors