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TIL that only 24.5 grams (0.86 ounce) of the element Francium occur at any time in the entire crust of Earth.

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E15JX TIL that the Kantō region in Japan is real.
gEVW TIL Police lights flash in such a way that your eyes/brain can never “get used to them”, so they’ll always be noticeable and catch your attention.
A7pl TIL that the Nazi regime prosecuted and killed between 80,000 to 200,000 Freemasons. They would be regarded as political prisoners in Masonic concentration camps and wore an inverted red triangle. Later on, the forget-me-not flower became an emblem of the prosecution and a secret sign of membership.
rlP1 TIL War elephant drivers had a chisel and a hammer in order to cut the spinal cord of an elephant on the battlefield if it caused too mutch damage in its own lines.
WjOL TIL Scientists have developed a food replacement that metabolizes into solubles which are then excreted through sweat: eliminating the need to poop entirely!