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TIL the oil in poison ivy, oak and sumac, urushiol, can remain active on surfaces for up to five (5) years!

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69PZW TIL that four years after the RMS Titanic sunk, its sister ship, the RMS Britannic, also sunk after striking a German mine. Then, in 1918, the RMS Carpathia - known as the the ship that rescued the Titanic’s survivors, also sunk after being torpedoed by a German submarine.
9Y57B TIL that the main purpose of an extractor fan in a bathroom is to remove moisture rather than get rid of the poop smell
rEp0 TIL: Many of the most badass lines in the movie 300 were real historical quotes; and that dry, blunt wit has been named after that region of Grece as a result.
b90la TIL that despite being universally considered part of Europe due to cultural and geopolitical reasons, the island of Sicily in Italy is actually part of the African Tectonic Plate.
Ral6 TIL - There are blowjob bars in japan, interview with one of the workers