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TIL second hand smoke above 1.2 hour weekly doubles the chance of kidney stones

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R5Rwl TIL that the Catholic church didn't even vindicate Galileo Galilei of heresy until November 4, 1992. More than 350 years after the fact.
awdWA TIL that when you drink too much grape soda it can make your poop green.
Me8mA TIL that plants can tell the difference between the shade of an inanimate object (e.g. a rock) and the shade of another plant.
rany TIL that the tomb of China’s first emperor has never been opened because of fears of booby traps and extreme levels of mercury, showing that legends of rivers of mercury flowing in the tomb may be true.
mW8E TIL Barkhad Abdi had never acted before “Captain Phillips”, was actually born in Somalia, improvised the line “look at me, I am the captain now”, and only made $65k for his Oscar nominated performance.