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TIL Lysol was the main form of contraceptive in the early 1900’s

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QN90k TIL In 1974 there were so many tornado warnings in Indiana that forecasters couldn't keep up. In frustration, they ended up putting the entire state under a tornado warning. This was the first and only time this has ever happened.
9wvmM TIL that in 1984, an elephant in a German zoo killed 3 hippos by opening a water valve while playing and thus filling their pool with 55°C hot water. The water generated steam that interfered with their breathing, and the hippos (two adults and one baby) died of shock.
Bre6e TIL that only two varieties of pineapple are still cultivated: Smooth Cayenne and Jamaica Queen
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