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TIL that C in CCleaner stand for crap

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Oo5e TIL that more intelligent people, statistically, are more likely to use psychoactive substances such as marijuana or cocaine than less intelligent people
9wraX Today I learned that Zambia, a country in Southern Africa tried to send a cat, a Christian missionary and a girl to Mars in an oil drum.
vOkx TIL the venom of the Sydney funnel-web spider found in Australia can kill a man in 15 minutes by elevating blood pressure and causing the air sacs in the lungs to burst (pulmonary edema)causing the victim to effectively drown on dry land. All mammals are immune except for Primates.
R7naQ TIL the Bone Wars was a spectacularly dirty, competitive period of fossil hunting, marked by a bitter, destructive rivalry between 2 collectors who used nefarious means to outdo each other incl. spying, bribery & theft. Both were financially & socially ruined by their attempts to disgrace the other.
7lMZ TIL After the 2003 film The Cat in the Hat was released and panned by critics, the widow of Dr.Seuss vowed to never allow his work to be adapted in live action again.