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TIL It's physically impossible to sink entirely in quicksand

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X77k TIL the scientist who developed the vaccine to fight leprosy is about to reach his 100th birthday and is still working to find a vaccine for cancer
46aN TIL that disabled citizens in Holland can receive stipends from the government in order to pay for sexual relations with prostitutes up to 12 times a year.
DQkXr TIL about Krampuslauf, the Alpine ‘Krampus Run’ where people dress as horned demons to scare spectators and celebrate St. Nicholas folklore
p8y4O TIL in 1900 around a third of all vehicles on the road in the United States were electric.
ZZLo TIL The actors in ‘Alien’ were not told about the alien chestbursting out of the body, causing one actress to pass out and another actor to nearly have a heart attack after having a few gallons of animal parts exploded onto their bodies.