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TIL that everyday flour can be a propellant for an explosion. If a cloud of flour reaches a critical concentration in the air it forms an explosive mixture.

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W8BY TIL syphilis was first recorded in Europe in 1494, with the hypothesis that it originated in the America’s and was brought to Italy by way of the Columbian Trade.
N7j1N TIL that Marek's disease affects chickens and was once rarely fatal. The introduction of a leaky vaccine (still get/spread virus, don't get sick) caused it to become 100% fatal. Because it is so fatal, and the vaccine doesn't stop the spread of the virus, Marek's can only spread in vaccinated flocks
XEYG6 TIL of Bruno D, a former Nazi SS concentration guard. The 93-year-old man was charged with 5,230 counts of accessory to murder. He was trialed at the Hamburg Juvenile court because he was 17 years old at the time.
GXJg TIL there was a Tea Party group boycotting Fox News last year for becoming ‘too liberal’
R15j TIL that scientists now have the ability to grow conductive wires inside real roses, allowing the leaves to be darkened or lightened with a zap of electricity.