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TIL that 20% of Legionnaires disease in the UK is caused by people using water instead of windshield washing fluid.

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OoDQe TIL that Edna Mode, the hero suit designer of the Incredibles is modeled after Edith Head, an esteemed costume designer; not Linda Hunt the actress.
GAxQN TIL that the Chicago rat hole was a hole shaped like a rat in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in Chicago, Illinois. After existing for decades, it became a viral social media phenomenon, attracting tourists. City officials removed the slab in April 2024, and it's currently stored in City Hall.
9w6Nm TIL Mercator maps were never intended as general-purpose world maps. The massive distortion of geographical geometry is a side-effect of the map's special feature: simple marine navigation. A course along any constant compass direction is represented on the map as a straight line.
awLXL TIL about mass suicides; occurring as early as 206 BC in Astapa to as late as 1946 in Bali, Indonesia. These mass suicides, which can reach a toll of thousands, are a form of political protest of defeated groups against their aggressors and are regarded as an honorable act of heroism.
dDWnj TIL that there's small amount of nicotine in potatoes and a few other veggies...