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TIL pure water does not conduct electricity and is an excellent electrical insulator.

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517D TIL that by law in Queensland, Australia, a Koala may only be cuddled 30 minutes per day, and must have every third day off.
NXy6b TIL that the political terms "left-wing" and "right-wing" originated during the French Revolution. From the front of the Assembly, the aristocracy sat on the right side (or right wing) of the room, and the commoners sat on the left side (or left wing) of the room.
nelE7 TIL that witnessing 9/11 had such a profound effect on aspiring comic book artist Gerard Way, that it inspired him to start a band and write their first song. My Chemical Romance would not exist if 9/11 had never happened.
OoJoR TIL when Facebook changed the report category "Embarassing" to "It's embarassing", it increased the report percentage from 50% to 80%
GgkG TIL literacy rate for Afghan women is only 12%