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TIL that getting drunk is an effective antidote for antifreeze poisoning

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NX7yM TIL The axial tilt of the earth is changing due to ice caps melting, causing changes in weight distribution across the surface of the planet.
oBYar TIL that J.J. Thomson won the Nobel in Physics in 1906 when he showed electrons were particles. His son G. P. Thomson won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1937 for showing that electrons are waves.
e0PMb TIL The man believed to be the richest drug lord of all time died while getting plastic surgery to alter his appearance. The two surgeons that performed the procedure were later found dead, encased in concrete inside steel drums, with their bodies showing signs of torture
bgP0 TIL Norway is the only national football team in the world that has never lost to Brazil. (2 wins and 2 draws)
D1dNe TIL legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker's heroin and alcohol addictions were so severe, that after his death at 34 years of age, the coroner mistakenly estimated him to be between 50 and 60 years old.