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TIL: The only non-music youtube video to reach a billion views is an episode from the Russian cartoon Martha and the Bear.

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kJevW TIL that Botulinum toxin is the most poisonous substance known. It is estimated that a single gram of crystalline toxin, evenly dispersed & inhaled, can kill more than one million people and a couple of kg would kill every human on earth.
JyYQ TIL in 1992 a South Carolina man tied his wife’s hands and feet with rope, covered her mouth and eyes with duct tape, turned on a video camera, and raped her. At his trial, the man testified, “No, I didn’t rape my wife. How can you rape your own wife?” The jury took less than an hour to acquit him
yQOa8 TIL that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Guitarist for Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers is a ballistic missile expert that contracts with the DoD.
BraJe TIL: Claims that red wine can help prevent heart disease are inconclusive at best, and at worst may lead people to drink more alcohol in pursuit of the health "benefits".
ADova TIL Nova Roma is an international Roman revivalist and reconstructionist organization, later incorporated as a non-profit organization with an educational and religious mission. It claims to promote "the restoration of classical Roman religion, culture, and virtues" and "shared Roman ideals".