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TIL deers kill more americans than sharks, bears, and gators combined

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DQaVD TIL: Ionization smoke detectors, one of the two most common home smoke detectors, contain radioactive material (americium-241) to detect smoke. There is no health threat as long as the detector is used as directed and not damaged.
LklaZ TIL That the Dutch East India Company was the richest company ever. Reportedly worth $7.9 trillion. Compare that to Apple at its peak, which was worth $850 Billion.
6VLQ TIL there was a crooked bank in the Low Countries, that had its entrance in the Netherlands, but it’s vault in Belgium. Belgian Police couldn’t enter the bank; the Dutch could, but were forbidden from entering the vault.
x6NJB TIL Johann Bücheler built Switzerland's first guillotine in 1836 after another carpenter became depressed. He earned 160 francs but became an outcast. To earn some money he build a bonsai guillotine and beheaded celery.
4weJ TIL a man was cleared of murder charges after he realized he was caught on camera during the filming of an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” at the exact moment of the crime