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TIL that Helium is a non-renewable resource, and eventually we will run out.

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16pl8 TIL the UK tradition of Fish and Chips was introduced by Spanish and Portuguese Jewish immigrants in the 16th century. It was created to allow Jews to safely eat fish cooked for Friday night dinner the following day on the sabbath, the day Judaism forbids cooking with fire or electricity.
EBLo TIL that air pollution in China causes 17% of all deaths in china
rN1vy TIL, during the Cambodian genocide 1.5 - 2 million people were killed and the country's life expectancy dropped below 20.
lg75 TIL there’s a museum in Massachusetts dedicated to art “too bad to be ignored”. A painting was stolen, and a reward was set at $6.50 (raised to $36.73)
X07x8 TIL Looney Tunes character Pepé Le Pew was based on the 1937 French film Pépé le Moko where the main character says the line "Come with me to ze Casbah"