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TIL a female poisoner named Locusta not only poisoned members of the Roman Imperial family, but also started a school to teach others her deadly trade – backed by Emperor Nero

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gNxD TIL of the Asian brown cloud, a layer of air pollution that appears over South Asia and the Indian Ocean every year between January and March when there is no rain to wash pollutants from the air. Nearly two million people die each year, in India alone, from conditions related to the brown cloud.
ZrBo TIL Humans have 16 more senses than sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. They include balance, temperature, hunger and pain.
Jx9l TIL NASA scientists created a nanoscale vacuum tube that can potentially replace silicon transistors in future electronics
0drmp TIL Elton John's moving song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" was written as a tribute to a friend who talked him out of suicide and helped him come to terms with his homosexuality. The friend was musician Long John Baldry more well known nowadays for voicing Dr. Robotnik in the 90s Sonic cartoon.
OoXDe TIL I learned the song "Do You Want To Build a Snowman?" from Frozen (2013) was added after poor test screenings