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TIL that dishes made of lead may have caused the fall of the Roman Empire as it could likely caused lead poisoning that lowered the cognitive abilities of the ruling class

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KOP4G TIL that In 1971, a high school student, Juliane Koepcke was flying over the Peruvian rainforest with her mother when her plane was hit by lightning. She survived a two-mile fall and found herself alone in the jungle, to then endure a 10-day walk to the nearest civilization.
kJ8A7 TIL Jimmy Carter doesn't qualify for federal health benefits because he only worked for the government for 4 years not the required 5
EXo7 TIL that the police in China are forcing drivers to stare into full-beam headlights as a punishment for dazzling others
lorL5 TIL the furthest point anyone can be from any sea on Earth is the Gurbantünggüt Desert in China which is over 1600 miles from the nearest coastline
k5r4 TIL That the Soviet Union couldnt figure out how to weld titanium without cracking it, so they built 80% of the Mig-25 out of…stainless steel.