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TIL that many “Exit” signs are not powered by electricity, but instead lit using Tritium gas, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen

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R7ZX9 TIL that farmers in India used to catch monkeys by putting peanuts in coconuts and walking up to them. The holes in the coconut had to be big enough to allow them to slip their hands inside and small enough so that when they grabbed the peanuts and formed a fist they couldn't take their hands out.
d8L8 TIL that not making your bed is actually better/healthier than making it.
WgwN TIL tetanus is NOT caused by the rust in rusty nails. The rough surface of rust merely provides the ideal habitat for the bacteria that causes tetanus.
vDbx TIL 4 Americans have the same amount of wealth as 40% Americans combined.
YdBW TIL since wi-fi is nearly nonexistent in Cuba, people use the “Offline Internet”, passing hard disk drives around from person to person