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TIL that there is an alleged “chapstick conspiracy” and a movement to raise public awareness about the dangers of lib balm addiction

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R59kj TIL: Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India who ran the country for fifteen years was no relation to the famous Mohandis Gandhi. Her father J.Nehru was the first PM of India, and a political rival of Mohandis. Indira's last name came from her husband, who died before she claimed power.
p88GQ TIL that 30% of those infected with gastroenteritis as a result of the 2000 Walkerton Outbreak developed IBS after, compared to just 10% of controls.
x64Bo TIL about the 1875 Dublin whiskey fire, where a river of whiskey flowed through the streets, leading to 13 deaths from alcohol poisoning instead of burns or smoke inhalation.
BgZ1e TIL a pop up restaurant in Japan hired only elderly people with dementia to reduce the stigma attached to it. The customers still ate the food they were served even if the waiters got it wrong.
QNGbE TIL Curtis Armstrong who played Booger in Revenge of the Nerds, also voiced Snot in American Dad.