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TIL It takes about 3 million presses to wear out a button on an Xbox controller

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WkBeB TIL that A 1983 April Fools' Day edition of the Durand Express, reported that "dihydrogen oxide" had been found in the city's water pipes,and warned that it was fatal if inhaled,and could produce blistering vapours.The dihydrogen monoxide parody involves calling water by an unfamiliar chemical name.
5gxQ TIL that Queen Bee stingers are not barbed, and because of this they can sting repeatedly without dying.
N7Kk6 TIL that beer was incredibly popular in ancient Egypt. The laborers, like those who worked on the pyramids of Giza, were given a ration of over 10 pints of beer a day.
QLwE TIL a Japanese clerk broke the record for solving a complex math problem when he correctly calculated the sum of 15 numbers that were shown to him in 1.7 seconds……using an imaginary abacus.
MWZb TIL after WWII some Jews faced fines for not having paid rent on their homes while they were incarcerated in concentration camps.