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TIL there is an entire website dedicated to convincing people that dihydrogen monoxide (water) is a dangerous chemical being covered up by the government.

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x6mLg TIL that in 2002, McDonald's attracted significant public criticism, after It released a burger in Norway and Denmark called "McAfrika", just as a major famine was occurring in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, Lesotho and Swaziland
NXVd6 TIL about Harland Fairweather, who died in April 2017, aged 97. He was survived by his mother, who died five months later at age 117.
VMgV0 TIL Dock Ellis threw a no hitter for the Pirates while tripping on LSD. At one point he thought Richard Nixon was the home plate umpire, and Jimi Hendrix was at bat swinging a guitar.
ZgVa TIL - The Earth is 4.6 billion years old. If you scale this to 46 years then the human race has been here for just 4 hours. The Industrial Revolution began just 1 minute ago and in that time, 50% of the Earth’s forests have been destroyed.
LQAXd TIL: There is a class of dog breed bred to freeze with their muzzle pointed towards game. This tells the hunter where the quarry is and lets them move in for a shot.