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TIL According to the EPA, a smoke alarm in your house gives you about the same annual radiation dose as living within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant.

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oBeY8 TIL Cats can recognise their own name. But unlike dogs, they're just not as keen to show their owners what they've learned.
yJxa TIL China Used More Concrete in 3 Years than the US did in the 20th Century
woAL6 TIL Yellowstone’s famed thermal pools can melt flesh and bone. In 2016, a tourist illegally searching for a swimmable hot spring fell into a portion of the Norris Geyser Basin, where his body was dissolved by the boiling, highly acidic water. His wallet and shoes were all that remained of him.
wdO7 TIL fecal transplant is an increasingly popular treatment of severe bacterial infections. Disease-free feces from a donor is infused and the bacteria defeats the infection. It is being explored as a treatment for a variety of conditions, including obesity, M.S., diabetes, and Parkinson’s disease.
awLOM TIL the top 4 most watched TV broadcasts in US history are all Super Bowls