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TIL: Malaysia uses aerial loggers lowered from balloons

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4k0Po TIL that Charles Joseph Bonaparte, a descendant of the House of Bonaparte, served in President Theodore Roosevelt's cabinet.
1aaeP TIL that M&Ms are the official candy of The White House.
loE1N TIL about Dr Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to get a PhD in Chemistry in Germany in 1900. She assisted with the weaponisation of Mustard gas, which was subsequently used on the frontlines in 1915. During a party to celebrate it's successful use, she committed suicide by shooting herself.
QJQa TIL obese people actually have a faster metabolism than normal weight or “thin” people.
wLamE TIL about Saudia flight 163. The plane had fire on the cargo compartment, and despite it landed successfully, everyone inside died, because the captain failed to evacuate