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TIL a telltale sign of cyanide poisoning is fingernails turned black

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XEo78 TIL of the discovery of the San Jose Shipwreck. Considered the Holy Grail of Shipwrecks, its loot is valued at $17B in Gold, Silver and Emeralds. The ship went down on Jun 8, 1708 and was lost at sea until 2015 off the coast of Columbia. Its exact location is kept secret today.
9EEB TIL that having children in your early 20s was a US cultural norm only for baby boomers, and that earlier in the 20th-century eugenicists had warned against it
Qlrd TIL on Feb 20th, 1792 George Washington signed the Postal Service Act, making it illegal for postal officials to open anyone’s mail.
Y718r TIL the Central Arizona Project is a 336 mi (541 km) canal in Arizona which. diverts water from the Colorado River. Annually, 456 billion gallons (1.4 million acre feet) of water is lifted 2,900 feet by 14 pumps using 2.5 million MWh of electricity each year, making it the largest power user in Ariz
EYEx TIL that the Battle of Gettysberg, the bloodiest and most significant battle of the American Civil War, ended 150 years ago today.