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TIL Obsidian can be made into a scalpel with a cutting edge of 3 nanometers. A strand of DNA is 2.5 nm, a sheet of paper 100,000 nm

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V5dZ TIL During ‘Brainstorm’ filming, Natalie Wood drowned while on a boat with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken. Wood’s body was discovered 1Mile away and small dinghy found nearby. The autopsy showed bruises on her body and arms as well as an abrasion on her left cheek.
QRX9 TIL that in 1896, a serial killer due to be executed was subpoenaed to give evidence in another trial, but it was decided that her testimony would be inadmissible, as she was considered legally dead upon receiving her sentence.
VMQ84 TIL that fake Christmas trees were invented by a company that made toilet brushes and were made on the same machinery.
Kwmw TIL Reddit makes an (estimated) 147m$ per year
VMQAD TIL that the actor who played Santa Claus in the Christmas M&M's commercial still makes between $5,000-$10,000 every single year from residuals.