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TIL 3 billion people still cook over open fires and millions of people die each year from smoke inhalation.

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wLn7M TIL Whales will defecate to defend themselves, creating a "poopnado" by evacuating for several minutes and bobbing up and down and splashing its tail around in the waste
Z8OQ4 TIL about Monte Testaccio, an ancient artificial mound in Rome in which more than 50 Million pieces of Roman pottery were discarded. It was in operation till the 3rd century AD.
awxQo TIL African American designer Ann Lowe made Jacqueline Bouvier's wedding dress... twice. A flood ruined the 1st ivory silk taffeta gown ten days before the date. Lowe hired extra staff to finish on time, barely avoiding bankruptcy. When asked who made the dress, Jackie said, "A Colored woman".
XEgyQ TIL of Slowworms and legless lizards. A category if reptiles which are not related to snakes and independently lost their limbs. They have a number of different features from snakes, such as more developed ears and eyes.
4kKkb TIL the first steam turbine was nothing more than a "party trick" for the ancient greeks