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TIL Dust in homes is composed of about 20–50% dead skin cells

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16Zpd TIL that the largest man made nuclear explosion shattered glass 480 miles away and was visible from both Greenland and Alaska
eppJE TIL coding RollerCoaster Tycoon in the late 1990s required significant optimization of PC power and memory constraints at the time. Per designer Chris Sawyer, letting guests drown was simply easier than programming the alternative of allowing them to swim to shore.
KOka TIL Nazi Germany disrupted the viewing of the anti-war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” by releasing rats in theaters
1aoL7 TIL that people often ignore public fire alarms or fires that break out in front of them, hesitating to escape and denying any danger, because they are committed to finishing what they came to do, or they believe they have a role to be passive
mxy9p TIL "mere," which is French for "mother," is an honorary title given to exceptionally good female chefs in France in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. So, for example, Eugenie Brazier, who won six Michelin stars for her two restaurants, was often called Mere Brazier.