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TIL in 2013, a Jägermeister-sponsored party went awry, when the staff threw liquid nitrogen into the pool to create smoke. The nitrogen displaced oxygen, poisoning the people around. 9 partygoers were hospitalized, including one who fell into a coma.

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X0DLr TIL about the Higgs boson, also known as 'the God particle', an elementary particle which is responsible for granting other particles their mass. Its existence was first proposed in the 1960's, but evidence for the particle would only be found in 2012, by researchers at the Large Hadron Collider.
lo1lK TIL: about Tim Ballard, who left his job as a special agent for Homeland security and created an organization focusing solely on child Trafficking. To this day, he has saved 1000s' of victims and has arrested over 750 Traffuckers. and oh Yea, he also writes books
4PJJ TIL that in 2001, a lion cub, bear cub and tiger cub were found neglected in a drug dealer’s basement. They have lived together ever since they were adopted by a sanctuary and are considered inseparable because of strong friendship.
698Yl TIL a young woman's head swelled from her usual measurement of 22 inches to 24.8 inches (and the shape of her face changed) after she used hair dye. This was because the hair dye had a chemical in it called PPD (paraphenylenediamine), which can cause serious allergic reactions in certain people.
g5w4 TIL in July of 2004 actor Gene Hackman was asked by Larry King why he didn’t have any movies lined up. Hackman replied that he believed it was the end of his career. He hasn’t acted since.