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TIL That vacuuming toner dust can cause an explosion from static discharge buildup igniting the toner dust

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oB0Vr TIL the world's oldest human-made gold treasure dates back to the period between 4,500 BC and 4,000 BC is found in Varna, Bulgaria.
jQ7Q TIL that when Michael Foot was put in charge of a nuclear disarmament committee, The Times reportedly announced the news with the headline “Foot Heads Arms Body.”
KOG99 TIL in 1556, the deadliest earthquake in recorded history struck Shensi province in China, killing about 830,000 people.
yVv7X TIL that in 1987, James Cannon, an aide to Howard H. Baker Jr., Ronal Reagan’s chief of staff, suggested in a memo that Baker invoke the 25th amendment due to Reagen's age at the time. Baker observed the president afterwards, but did not invoke the 25th as he didn't see anything listed in the memo.
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