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TIL getting gasoline in your eyes isn't really any worse than getting pool water in your eyes.

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R6r7 TIL that in 1788 during the Austro–Turkish War, the Austrian army accidentally attacked itself after an alcohol-fueled conflict heard shouts of “Turks! Turks!” even though none were around. This resulted in 10,000 casualties and losses.
yQBol TIL when the Nick Drake song "Pink Moon" was used in a Volkswagen commercial in 1999, the US sales of his albums went from about 6,000 in 1999 to 74,000 in 2000.
D1OnP TIL that a CIA Operative was arrested after killing 2 people in Pakistan but fled the country after paying $2.4 Million in Blood Money. His rescue team also killed a motorcyclist but managed to flee without arrest.
ANYZg TIL pineapples take two to three years to grow.
X0jrX TIL The pistol shrimp can produce a flash of light near the temperature of the sun in addition to a powerfull shockwave similar to a bubble bullet