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TIL that fallout from nuclear testing has made it possible to carbon date people.

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M7AwV TIL the Letters Q, W, and X were ince illegal in Turkey
w7YY TIL of Verona Rupes, a cliff face located on Miranda, one of the moons of Uranus. At 33,000 feet, over six miles tall, it is the highest point known to man. Falling from the top would take a full 12 minutes.
JY5ZQ TIL pulse oximeters are calibrated for white skin; the darker your skin, the more likely the pulse ox will overestimate your oxygen level
x6pVg TIL that a bear took a three year old child, off a front porch, by carrying her in it's front paws while running away on its hind legs. The child was later found dead and the bear was killed when it returned to finish eating the body.
16008 TIL: In Laos, as of last year, meth prices dropped to $0.25, making it cheaper than beer. Laos now joins Myanmar and Thailand as having the cheapest meth in the world.