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TIL Lightning Speed is much slower than the Speed of Light. Lightning strikes travel at 270,000 mph, whereas Speed of Light travels at 670,000,000 mph

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KOxGB TIL of a study to determine contamination levels for computer keyboards in the average office setting. One keyboard had to be removed after testing because it was found to be five times dirtier than a toilet seat, home to 150 times the acceptable limit of bacteria, and was a health risk to its user.
joan TIL that carrots were normally a variety of colors (rainbow carrots) until the Dutch began selectively breeding only orange carrots in the 1600s- to honor the Prince of Orange.
P1Png TIL Black mold can essentially “cause you to lose your personality”. Toxic Mold Syndrome primarily affects the respiratory symptoms. But it has also been linked to more serious, long-term effects on the brain, like memory loss, insomnia, anxiety, depression, trouble concentrating, and confusion.
pwme TIL Witches created potions including a mix of opium poppies, belladona, hashish, fly-agaric mushrooms and toad skins (containing DMT) in a hempseed oil based “flying ointment” that the witches would administer vaginally using a special dildo. This was the the witches “broomstick!”
ADlxl TIL: Prison towns count inmates on their census to receive a greater allocation of federal funds