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TIL beetles make up roughly 25% of all life on planet earth

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PYxVg TIL "Fan Death" is a widely-held belief in South Korea that leaving an electric fan on overnight will kill a person. Even The Korea Consumer Protection Board issued a warning that "asphyxiation from electric fans and air conditioners" was among S.Korea's five most common summer accidents or injuries
GYOa1 TIL children and pregnant women will absorb more consumed lead (50% of volume) than a non-pregnant adult (5-10%) because children's and pregnant women's bodies have a higher demand for calcium (and Pb readily substitutes for Ca).
59Lr TIL World of Warcraft screenshots contain a hidden watermark in the bitmap, with user information inside
NXnaN TIL we are technically still in an ice age.
jadM TIL That a US destroyer attempted to ram and became stuck on top of a German u-boat during WWII. Resulting in exchanges of small arms fire that claimed the lives of 35 members of the u-boats crew.