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TIL that a campfire is significantly worse for your health than a cigarette, and some studies have shown that there may be 30x the amount of carcinogens in woodsmoke than tobacco smoke.

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lb6G TIL the oft quoted statement that there are more people alive now than have ever died is complete fiction. Current estimates put the number of people that have ever died to be ~107 billion
4k9WX TIL that in the UK it is illegal to remove any natural materials such as sand, shells and pebbles from a beach.
KOY89 TIL that Point Nemo, an area in the southern Pacific Ocean 2,400 mi southeast of Wellington, is also a Spacecraft Cemetery. A total of more than 263 spacecraft were disposed of in this area between 1971 and 2016.
woV9E TIL that there have been four (4) different successive "Madison Square Garden" sports arenas in New York City, dating back to 1879; the current iteration of MSG (atop Penn Station) was built in 1968 and is several blocks away from Madison Square.
BDGe TIL Rapper Juicy J put up $50,000.00 of his own money towards a scholarship to the winner of a twerk competition based on one of his songs called “Scholarships.” The winner of the contest did not twerk to win but instead read the fine print.