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TIL that the trail of Lewis and Clark can be partially tracked through the mercury left from their excrement

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b60pj TIL 85% of college grads affected by autism are unemployed
GAKYg TIL the organization that administers the US Presidential Debates is co-owned by the GOP and DNC to avoid "tough" questions and limit third party candidates from participating. For decades, prior to 1988, the debates were administered by the League of Women Voters.
xbB5 TIL Stephen Colbert is a devout Catholic and Sunday school teacher.
J1wGV TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes!
BxLk TIL : A ‘Googolplex’ is such a large number, that if you were to write a '1’, followed by a '0’ on every single particle in the known universe, you would not even get CLOSE to writing out the full number.