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TIL cracking your knuckles does not cause arthritis or increase your risk

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oby7 TIL Men in Black was based on a comic book, and instead of wiping witnesses’ minds, they simply killed them.
wLb81 TIL actually we don’t know the color of dinosaurs!
1alpP TIL that a father and son in Belarus have recovered and restored dozens of WWII tanks and other fighting vehicles that have been stuck in the marshes for over 75 years.
wp17 TIL New York tried to outlaw leaded gasoline back in the early 1920’s - before it was commonplace. However, the Federal Government sided with Big Oil, overruling the state’s decision.
VMO8B TIL that we are living through the 6th mass extinction of species in Earth's history, the HOLOCENE EXTINCTION. There have been 5 mass extinctions previously, including the one that killed the dinosaurs. The Holocene extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is a complete result of human activity.