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TIL Chewing gum for 10 minutes removes almost as much bacteria as flossing.

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d88OQ Screeeeeeeech!
9oGG TIL that the “bubonic plague” was a specific way of dying from the plague wherein lymph nodes would swell into lumps called “bubos.” This is also the origin of bruises being called “boo-boos.”
R7wBw TIL the world is 123 billion acres in size, of which 37 billion acres are land. This means that there are a notional four acres available for every human.
Menea TIL Dry thunderstorms, where most/ all of the normal rain evaporates before hitting the ground. This leaves lightning strikes to hit very dry ground, which is a leading cause of wildfires.
0dvgM TIL there was a craze for emu meat in the early 90s and that a pair of emus sold for as high as $60,000 dollars before the market crashed.