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TIL that antifreeze is made artificially bitter because the original sweet taste makes it perfect for murdering/poisoning people

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kOevB TIL that British WWII codebreakers became so proficient at cracking German messages that it was jokingly said it would've been quicker for a German commander to call Bletchley Park to get his orders
d8EJ9 TIL that several of the peoples of the eastern New Guinea Highlands have developed an "avoidance language", used when collecting pandanus nuts in order to not use words that are thought of as being "unhealthy" for the plants.
vPdJR TIL that UGG footwear, despite formerly being known as UGG Australia, currently worn in the US are not actually Australian, and are basically copies of actual Australian UGG footwear.
nwr7 TIL the biggest explosion before the atom bomb, was caused on accident, killed 2k, injured 9k, launched an anchor of a ship flying over 2 miles, exposed the harbour floor, and reached heat over 9000 degrees
XyBP TIL Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas celebrate Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s birthday the same day as Martin Luther King Jr Day