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TIL Mount Washington, N.H. has more deaths per vertical foot than any other mountain in the world.

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Z90B TIL that a lost wallet is more likely to be returned if you have a photo of a baby in it. In a 2009 study, 88% of wallets with a baby photo were returned, followed by wallets with a photo of a puppy (53%), family (48%) and an old couple (28%). Only 15% of control wallets were returned.
DGLP TIL a man who died in 2012 had been the president, prime minister, and king of Cambodia at various times in his life.
b6R1p TIL in the 18th-20th centuries in Britain STD patients would be 'quarantined' in a facility called a "Lock hospital," a hospital designed to treat STD victims; originally used to house victims of leprosy.
wo6oE TIL why Roman concrete was and is so strong!
epd8L TIL Glyphosate exposure appears to have negative effects on tight junction proteins and intestinal barrier function AKA "Leaky Gut" - More evidence of the non-target effects of Roundup on the mammalian gut microbiome.