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TIL if You Blow on an Infant’s Face They Will Stop Breathing

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0vd1 TIL More Americans now die from painkillers than from heroin and cocaine combined
jNbMX TIL in 1896, Bill Crush orchestrated the spectacle of smashing two trains into each other completely on purpose. Although no one was within 200 yards of the impact, the explosion from the steam engines killed two spectators and injured more. The event was considered a big PR and financial success.
P11GV TIL about window taxes, an old form of property taxes, that led some owners to brick over their windows
D1kJD TIL After English, Latin is the most common language spoken by American Presidents, with 12 fluent presidents. Next is Greek with 7, French with 6, and German with 4. Also atleast one American president has been fluent in Dutch, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew.
a8GEy TIL: Despite losing the videotape format war in 1988, the last Betamax tape was made in 2016.