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TIL: Chlorate candles are used on submarie and in space to generate oxygen by burning a mix of sodium chlorate and iron powder. They have an indefinite shelf life and are surprisingly safe.

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WkoRX TIL of a Brazilian millionaire who planned to bury his Bentley so he could drive around in the afterlife. After receiving backlash he revealed it was a PR stunt for organ donation, stating "most people bury something a lot more valuable than my car...healthy organs that will save so many lives."
mxJZY TIL that since 2004, the Chicago Police Department has detained and "disappeared" at least 6,000 people, primarily through "essentially a domestic blacksite", an unlisted police facility contained within a warehouse.
5YP4R TIL: You can send a Valentine's Card to sick children at Cincinnati's Children's Hospital
xV917 TIL "Laid Off" means the company has removed the position and thus the individual, while "Let Go" or "Fired" means the company has removed the individual from the position.
R7QK7 TIL that Stalin killed way more people than Hitler by creating a famine to promote his forced collectivization of agriculture and five-year plan.