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TIL A UK university was fine £400,000 after 2 students were accidentally given a lethal dose of caffeine during a scientific experiment. Because of a misplaced decimal point on the phone used to calculate the caffeine dosage, they received 30g instead of the planned 0.3g. The lethal dose is 18g.

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8eQvb TIL that Ludvig Nobel, brother of Alfred Nobel (founder of the Nobel Prize) was a major oil developer in Baku, Azerbaijan. He created the first oil tanker ship, overcoming obstacles like avoiding fires on board, proper venting, heat expansion and balancing the ship. He refused to patent this.
P1pAJ TIL Ingmar Bergman and Ingrid Bergman are not husband and wife nor brother and sister nor related at all
mxrnv TIL that in Washington state you can challenge someone to mutual combat and fight in the street. Both parties have a free pass to engage in violence with their bare fists with no weapons. As long as both parties consent to the fight, the police will allow it to occur.
6EN7m TIL, Chernobyl wildlife flourished after the disaster, implying humans are more detrimental than severe radiation.
Me6EK TIL Chris Wedge (the voice of Ice Ages Scrat) made an animated short film while in Ohio State University in 1985.