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TIL Gloria Ramirez died of cancer in the ER. Then 23 of the 37 staff became mysteriously ill which the hospital attributed to mass hysteria. An investigation concluded that Gloria's blood drawn and cooled in the ER broke down to dimethyl sulfate and vaporized, causing their illnesses.

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ZNYR TIL that Allied forces during WWII battled for two straight days on the island of Kiska and suffered over 300 casualties only to find out that the Japanese had abandoned the island two weeks prior to the invasion.
DQ4nJ TIL A solar particle event was a major risk for astronauts on the moon. One plan was to create a trench, drive the lunar Rover over it, pile dirt over the Rover, and stay underneath there for hours
grPg8 TIL there is a full antena dish inside airplane noses
DPbY TIL due to high import taxes, A PS4 in Brazil costs roughly $1850.
6W6Q TIL that the average IQ of someone from 1900 would have been between 50 and 70 by today’s standards. This is attributed to the growing complexity of society, and the increased need for hypothetical and abstract thinking in our everyday lives.