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TIL Dean Martin's famous nickname "Dino" isn't actually just a nickname. It was the real given name he was born with.

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9wPOB TIL of the Kodava people of Karnataka, India, who are allowed to carry guns without a license as weapon worship is part of their religion
pYYdO TIL the asteroid impact that caused the dinosaur extinction set 70% of the world's forests on fire, caused tsunamis that rose to a height of 300ft (100m), and ejected 25 trillion metric tons of debris into the atmosphere that reduced sunlight by up to 90% for a decade.
X076Q TIL that Alzheimer's disease is currently ranked as the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, and that the financial burden on the world at large is estimated annually at US$1 trillion.
jRgj TIL Soviet pseudoscientist Lysenko promoted Marxist theories in agriculture like “there will be no ‘class warfare’ among plants of the same species, so seeds can be planted close together and will grow in harmony.” The adoption of these ideas in China caused crop failure and millions of deaths.
JYLem TIL that THC can be administered by suppository.