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TIL: Kleenex was invented as a cotton substitute for use by doctors during WWI

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R7Gd6 TIL Hall of Fame MLB pitcher Randy Johnson kept a bag of baseballs by his bed for self defense.
a8AM9 TIL Texas A&M University used to have an annual bonfire. In 1999, 12 students died when the Aggie Bonfire collapsed upon them during construction. The deaths led to the end of the tradition as the University faced a series of lawsuits and couldn't afford the expected $2 million per year insurance.
JYk98 TIL the first known mention of the word abracadabra was in a second century AD book (written by a physician) which prescribed that malaria sufferers wear an amulet containing the word written in the form of a triangle and the power of the amulet would make lethal diseases go away.
16gdD TIL Skunks don't hibernate, but instead enter torpor; Mating season is Feb to March...
wLWlW TIL about the Byford Dolphin, an oil rig where in 1983 a diving bell carrying four men accidentally depressurized. It remains the only time in history where a human being was torn apart from rapid decompression.