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TIL that hand-warmers are filled with iron, and the heat comes from the process of the iron turning into rust when exposed to oxygen

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6EjaY TIL that George Washington missed living to see 1800 by 17 days. On Dec 12, 1799, he became ill from spending too much time in wet clothes due to not wanting to offend guests by leaving them in the rain. He died on Dec 14th and requested to be left unburied for 3 days so he wouldn’t be buried alive.
NwyJ TIL in 1959, three schizophrenics who all thought they were Jesus were forced to live together in the same mental hospital, to test the strength of self-delusion.
Wk6EX TIL Canadians eat more Mac and Cheese than any other nationality
R79m7 TIL a bit of composite material could greatly inhibit the spread of germs among air travelers, who come in contact with some 3 billion others annually.
0wvJp TIL that in the Bay of Fundy, the amount of water that runs in and out of the bay each tidal cycle is twice the amount of water that flows through all of the world's rivers during that same time