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TIL that a city in California was almost duped into banning dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) because–among other reasons–it is colorless, odorless, and can be lethal if inhaled.

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BApD TIL that in his review of “Lulu”, the collaboration between Metallica and Lou Reed, Chuck Klosterman wrote: “If the Red Hot Chili Peppers acoustically covered the 12 worst Primus songs for Starbucks, it would still be (slightly) better than this.”
78gGX TIL in Japan 7/11 operates banks
jNBRa TIL In 1943, Mexican farmer Dionisio Pulido witnessed the birth of a volcano in his cornfield, 200 miles west of Mexico City. Starting as a slight depression, it soon became a smoking, hissing fissure. Over 9 years, the volcano Paricutin grew to a height of 7454 feet & destroyed several towns.
gND7 TIL scientists have found evidence in Australia to support the theory that 3.5 billion years ago, a mega asteroid about 15 miles across slammed into Earth, triggering massive tsunamis and leaving craters bigger than many U.S. states
dj0d TIL some Victorians got their nipples pierced.