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TIL King Zog of Albania survived 55 assasination attempts

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8eXjX TIL that the first vacuum cleaners were horse drawn. They were so big that It took 6 people, excluding the horse, in order to operate.
jNdwX TIL that sunflowers can clean up radioactive waste. Certain radioactive isotopes are similar to the nutrients sunflowers normally need, so as they grow, they take up radiation out of the soil.
PYlRE TIL about RadiThor, an energy drink sold in the 1920s, claimed it provided energy and cured a host of ailments, including impotence. It was simply radium dissolved in water, slowly killing its customers.
a8ONy TIL in 1987 a borehole was drilled in Mali which released 98% pure hydrogen, and a nearby village became the first in the world to be powered by naturally occuring hydrogen. It is estimated there is enough hydrogen in underground reservoirs to supply humanity's energy demands for hundreds of years
b9Ge7 TIL that clouds can move faster than 160 km/h