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TIL The dueling pistols used by Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton are owned by J.P. Morgan Chase.

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4Zg6 TIL people’s teeth used to randomly explode in the 1800s due to bad fillings. Before the advent of mercury amalgam, a wide variety of metals were used to fill cavities. Using two different metals could create an electrochemical cell – effectively turning the whole mouth into a low-volt battery
p89Y8 TIL that between 1999 and 2008, 834 people died in Laos from American bombs left unexploded after the Vietnam War.
1Pk8 TIL Australian cats do not respond to catnip
PRLZ TIL Diet Coke cans float and regular Coke cans don’t, due to a difference in sweetener density
wOQW TIL In an effort to preserve the language, ‘Star Wars’ is being dubbed in Navajo