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TIL the forests of Chernobyl are not decomposing, making scientists concerned of a possible “nuclear forest fire.”

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gMNL9 TIL in the 1832 presidential election, Henry Clay won Maryland by 4 votes, or 0.01%. The record for the smallest margin of victory was only beaten by Florida in 2000.
D0Jp TIL in Egyptian times lipstick was used by prostitutes who specialized in oral sex to advertise their services.
bxvN TIL Afghanistan only has one pig. His name is Khanzir
4vnb TIL that 50 grams of botox is enough to kill the entire human race
R7XN9 TIL that the little "light" dots that sometimes fly around in your vision are called "blue-sky sprites" and its part of a phenomenon called "Blue Field Entopic Phenomenon" where white blood cells are moving in the capillaries in-front of your retina.