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TIL that nothing bad happens when one eats Silica Gel, those little packets with “do not eat” stamped on the side.

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160pr TIL: In 536 AD, a volcanic eruption triggered a "year without a summer," leading to global darkness, extreme cold, crop failures, and famine. This climate catastrophe marked one of the worst periods in human history, nearly ending civilizations due to widespread social and economic collapse.
oRvK8 TIL that some species of flatworms fence with their dual headed penis to determine who becomes the female. The loser (the one that gets inseminated) becomes the female and preduces the eggs (costs a lot of energy)
b6Ooj TIL of the Dicker-rod, a device intended to replace the first down chains commonly used to measure 10-yard distances during games of gridiron football.
wLL77 It’s never as smelly as you think it is
N1KN TIL that in Texas, sunscreen products are tax exempt.