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TIL power generators are among the deadliest household products because of the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning.

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P1J1G TIL the countries with the highest average human height are the Netherlands, Montenegro, Estonia and Denmark and the lowest are East Timor, Guatemala, Laos and Nepal.
D1lbJ TIL that at birth babies eyes aren't developed enough to perceive colour or depth, it usually takes about 6 months for their vision to reach adult levels.
J1lBB TIL of Frederick Fleet who survived the sinking of the Titanic, WW1 and WW2, to die by suicide in 1965 at the age of 77.
yVVj8 TIL the iconic Einstein-sticking-his-tongue-out photo was his annoyed reaction to paparazzi goading him to smile on his 72nd birthday. It achieved cult status mostly because Einstein himself asked for a cropped version, ordered many prints and proceeded to send them to friends.
GYee7 TIL Only 220,000 Paraguayans survived the 1870 Paraguayan War, of which 28,000 were male. In other words, the male population of Paraguay post-war was only 13%.