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TIL Kidney beans can be as much as five times more toxic if cooked at 80 °C (175 °F) than if eaten raw

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jdpj TIL there’s an experimental project in Sweden where volunteers can sign up to receive a text message if there is a heart attack within (500m), so they can perform CPR before an ambulance arrives. 9600 people have signed up as of October, 2013.
KOk0Q TIL: SWISS MADE means the watch only has to have 60% swiss components.
6Y5Q TIL portable refrigeration was made possibly by Frederick McKinley, a black inventor. His invention allowed the transport of perishable goods across large distances. His inventions were also widely used during World War 2 to preserve medicine, blood, and food for use at hospitals on the battlefield.
4XmQg TIL Anchorage, Alaska is larger than Rhode Island & almost an equivalent distance from both New York City & Tokyo. Anchorage lies 9 1⁄2 hours from 90% of the industrialized world.
8e0m4 Today I learned the first selfie ever taken was in 1839!