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TIL water was almost banned in Aliso Viejo, California because of the dihydrogen monoxide hoax

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pbwN TIL Yurii is the Slavic form of the name George
9w5Lp TIL can someone explain this !
rNdaM TIL: Unknown to Johnny Cash when he recorded it, "Ring of Fire" was written by June Carter about falling in love with him and her torment because she was married to someone else. She sang backup on Cash's version. Years later, when they were both divorced, they met again and eventually married.
vLx4 TIL that in 1859, English settler Thomas Austin released only 24 rabbits onto his property in Australia, stating “The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting.” By the 1920’s the population reached 10 billion.
0wkwj TIL until the 60's, computing power was measured in "Kilo-girls" as the earliest computers where humans. And, more often than not, female