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TIL “Esposas” in spanish mean both “Handcuffs” and “Wives”

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x6Jj1 TIL the oil behind poison ivy, urushiol, can also be cured and turned into a fine lacquer used in Asian decor
kJ8lg TIL More than four in 10 college students end up in developmental math and English classes at an annual cost of approximately $7 billion, and many of them have a worse chance of eventually graduating than if they went straight into college-level classes.
670Y TIL that in 2009, a 13-year-old kid with Aspergers, having feared being scolded by his mother, decided to runaway and dissapear by riding the NYC subway for 11 days. Despite being heavily monitored 24/7, no one noticed him.
Y70w7 TIL the most destructive single air attack in human history was the napalm bombing of Tokyo on the night of 10 March 1945 that killed around 100,000 civilians in about 3 hours
E1v9p TIL when Consumer Reports tested the Olympic WaterGuard wood stain, the product was so bad that it "didn’t take to the wood at all.".