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TIL that humidifier disinfectants in South Korea caused 1,814 confirmed deaths and an estimated 18,000 total deaths, with 58% mortality in children and 53% in adults requiring lung transplants, before the chemicals were banned in 2011.

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X0JVP TIL there are roughly 200 bodies left up on Mt Everest. An unidentified man nicknamed "Green boots" is among the most well-known.
W77o9 TIL about the Krupp family. A 400 year old dynasty of weapons manufactures that been selling weapons since the thirty years war and were the premier weapons manufactures for Germany during both world wars. They still exist today after merging with Thyssen to form the ThyssenKrupp corporation.
YRGr TIL that ZzzQuil and other sleep aids are actually Benadryl in liquid form
kRVE TIL the lyrics of the first original USSR anthem commissioned by Stalin, the lyrics of the second anthem (after De-Stalinization) and the lyrics of the current anthem of Russian Federation were all written by the same man, Sergey Mikhalkov (who was mostly a writer of children books and fables).
mAlo TIL of The Sons of Lee Marvin, a secret society where the only requirement for entry to the club is that one must have a physical resemblance to plausibly look like a son of Lee Marvin. Members include Tom Waits, Jim Jarmusch, Nick Cave, Neil Young and Josh Brolin.