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TIL There is no federal law banning civilians from owning and using flamethrowers

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85L4 TIL A 19 year old man once nearly died from drinking a quart of Soy Sauce. He holds the record for highest blood sodium level ever measured without brain damage
DWVv TIL in 1991 the tallest structure in the world at the time (a radio tower in Poland) collapsed due to poor maintenance. No structure exceeded the height of the collapsed Warsaw Radio Tower until the Bujr Khalifa was completed in Dubai nearly two decades later.
wL5QE TIL in 2020 The U.S. $20 bill will no longer feature President Andrew Jackson on the front, but the American Abolitionst and former slave Harriet Tubman
BVLD TIL the standard size of 750mL for wine bottles corresponds to the average exhalation of a glassblower’s lungs
R7NO8 TIL 'chip pans' are the single largest cause of fires in the U.K., causing over 12,000 each year. Some cities even offer chip pan 'amnesty' programs where you can trade in your outdated deep-sided chip pan for a deep-fryer