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TIL that malaria has killed close to half of all humans who have ever lived, predominantly children

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57Er TIL that Ray Bradbury released a limited edition of his book, Fahrenheit 451, bound in Asbestos so it wouldn’t burn
AB9g TIL of Chlorine-trifluoride, a substance so unstable it sets seemingly inflammable objects like concrete on fire. In the 1950’s, some was accidentally spilled in a warehouse and burned through a foot of concrete while simultaneously releasing a deadly cloud of gas that corroded anything it touched.
womNJ TIL 5-star hotels in Asia are required to offer free toothpaste to guests. This requirement does not apply in the US, where even some prisoners have to pay for toothpaste at the commissary.
ZDaB TIL that you’re 3 times as likely to get a virus from a church website than you are from a pornography website.
9kb6 TIL that by telling people about your “next big idea”, you lose all motivation to deliver it