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TIL of the cyber sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry to accompany the Windows 95 launch

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DZgg Til that a dental assistant attempted suicide by intravenously injecting 135 grams of mercury. She survived, and and suffered none of the renal, gastrointestinal, or neurologic effects that can result from the oxidation of mercury in the blood and consequent exposure of these organ systems.
Rorj TIL There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover the entire land mass of North and South America to a depth of 30 centimetres (12 in).
14RD TIL that 2015, 96 million black polyethylene balls were dropped into a reservoir in Sylmar, California, to stop evaporation of 300 million gallons of water per year
ad0L TIL there are cone snails that use insulin to hunt. They release a highly concentrated cloud of insulin that severely reduces the blood sugar in prey, making them too weak to escape.
1a6XW TIL the United States Treasury used to print 5 denominations of money larger than $100. They were used mostly as government transactions, and were all discontinued in 1969. It is illegal to be in posession of a $100,000 bill, a Gold Certificate, due to Executive Order 6102.