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TIL that people with long fingernails are more likely to carry E. coli under their nails, making their fingers a potential source of bacteria that can cause foodborne illness.

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LByV TIL Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson) gave Scientology $10,000,000
rN19W TIL spermine, which is found in semen, is over 3 times more toxic than cadaverine and putrescine, which produced during the decomposition process.
kOZ55 TIL a cubic foot of air weighs .08 lbs. A cubic mile of air weighs around 6 million tons! Now, imagine all that moving across the sky - no wonder storms are violent.
6BrJ TIL that in 2012 a wearable computing pioneer was attacked by McDonalds employees for refusing to remove his (permanently attached) digital eyeglasses
DQmrg TIL of the car ferry MV Herald of Free Enterprise, which capsized just 90 seconds after leaving port because someone forgot to close the bow door! 193 people lost their lives as a result