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TIL in 2016 a woman was cleaning up after working on a craft project with her daughter when a small speck of glitter got into her eye and cut her cornea, which created an infection and ultimately caused her to go completely blind in that eye.

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WpOY TIL that store-bought mayonnaise, often blamed for food poisoning, actually inhibits the growth of bacteria. Food poisoning on a picnic is almost always caused by some other ingredient, like chicken.
EgDnp TIL that 1604, King James I wrote ‘A Counterblaste to Tobacco’, in which he described smoking as a ‘custome lothesome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs
Z8r0G TIL that "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber was one of John F. Kennedy's favorite pieces of music. The Monday after his death, Jackie Kennedy arranged a performance of the piece by the National Symphony Orchestra. They played it to an empty hall.
yQB5e TIL In 1915, Kulbir Thapa was the first Nepalese Gurkha to receive the Victoria Cross. Thapa carried two wounded Gurkhas through No-Man’s-Land despite being wounded himself. When he went back a third time, German soldiers stopped firing and began clapping, allowing him to walk back to his own line.
oxdK TIL in Thailand it’s the year 2556 - the official calendar is always 543 years ahead of the rest of the world.