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TIL there is an algae that can destroy a human’s ability to make memories. It hangs out in red tides.

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0wBXN TIL that children at the Wittenroom blue asbestos mine used to play in play pits filled with asbestos. They have higher death rates, cancer and mesothelioma.
gaYA TIL - Govt spends billions on subsidies to tobacco farmers, at the same time spending billions on anti-smoking campaigns
8aD5b TIL about The Shark Arm Murder of 1935 where an aquarium shark in australia vomited up a human arm, leading to a murder investigation tied to organized crime and the cocaine trade.
WjNY TIL in 2003 a model airplane crossed the atlantic. It weighed less than 5kg and only used 2.2kg of fuel during the 38 hour flight.
P7og TIL when Andrew Jackson was asked what his most important accomplishment had been during his term as president, he replied, “I killed the bank.” He was talking about the Second Bank of the United States.