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TIL 90% of the world's star anise crop is used for making Tamiflu

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nkJo TIL that for decades, the German Army issued a handheld single shot disposable flamethrower. The 16 inch long “Handflammpatrone” weighs only 1.4lbs(620g), yet it has a range of 90 meters…and can burn a surprisingly large area.
VMO7Q TIL Happiness and life satisfaction among United States adolescents, which increased between 1991 and 2011, suddenly declined after 2012. By 2016-17, both adults and adolescents were reporting significantly less happiness than they had in the 2000s.
wdNW TIL the bald truth of what really happened to Steve from Blues Clues!! He was starting to lose his hair and decided to leave the show to go after other career options.
VD9B TIL there is an English sentence that, when spelled backwards, has the same meaning in Latin.
OAkY TIL Diesel engines produce very little carbon monoxide and will not kill a person trying to commit suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.