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TIL that the human fingertip can feel the difference between a smooth surface and one with a pattern embedded just 13 nm deep

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N7ObQ TIL that in smaller bomb blasts such as suicide bombings only 6% of people on average die from shrapnel wounds, the real danger is blast overpressure, which will rapture lungs. If you have time, you’re actually best off to not hold your breath, but to open your mouth, breathing in small intervals.
1ayy7 TIL that the article everyone is sharing about caves being opened is OLD. Like 6 years old! Check dates before you fool for the “2020 is cursed!” Clickbait
K1Z9 TIL that the traditional Japanese dish of Tempura was actually introduced to them by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th Century
oBo1K TIL of the Magic Roundabout, the “most complex intersection” in the world.
dkx7 TIL that Nestle actively supports child trafficking and child slavery in Africa to obtain cocoa. Several organizations have been trying to end Nestle’s involvement, and in 2005 Nestle signed an ILO agreement to stop supporting child labor. 10 years later, Nestle has yet to stop.