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TIL that carpal tunnel syndrome is likely genetic, and there's very little evidence that it's linked to overuse

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nWdro TIL that the Soviets used a 30 kt nuke to stop an out of control gas well fire
pLaG TIL that when the Titanic was found in 1985, the famous Grand Staircase (appearing in many films of the sinking) was missing. During the filming of the 1997 movie, the replica was torn out by the water when the set was flooded; the real staircase was likely ripped out of the ship in the same way.
Br57W TIL Martha's Vineyard is one of only 5 Natural Features in the U.S. with possessive apostrophes in their names. The Board on Geographic Names has only permitted 5 places to spell their names with possessive apostrophes to avoid disputes and issues over the ownership and control of the land.
9W6 TIL that it is possible to donate spare processing power on your computer to help the CERN’s LHC process data.
6ePJ TIL: The origin of saying “Bless you” after someone sneezes dates back to at least 77AD and may be due to (amongst other things) people originally believing that a person’s soul could be thrown from their body when they sneezed