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TIL that the first chemical weapons were the bodies of black plague victims catapulted in cities by the Mongols in 1347.

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AWMx TIL that the probability of human extinction by Molecular nanotechnology weapons or Superintelligent AI before year 2100 has been put at 5%.
YBmr TIL Al Sharpton demanded an apology from Cartoon Network for depicting Martin Luther King Jr using the term “nigga” in The Boondocks. Cartoon Network responded by making fun of Al Sharpton in a radio broadcast in a later episode.
PX5Z TIL that when Weird Al Yancovic made his video for the song “Fat,” – a parody of Michael Jackson’s song/video Bad,“ he was allowed to use the same set that Michael had recreated for use in his film"Moonwalker.” Michael let Al use the set free of charge.
Egb9d TIL about the diverging diamond interchange (DDI). Despite my intuitions experiencing the crossover intersections I learned they are safer, more efficient, and cheaper intersections to make.
yVJg8 TIL that the tendency people have to overestimate how much others are noticing their appearance or actions is a social phenomenon known as the "spotlight effect".