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TIL that the guy who discovered the link between handwashing and germs, was criticised to the point that it destroyed his health, and later, him

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EGp7 TIL Japan successfully landed an unmanned spacecraft on an asteroid, collected samples in 2005. The probe returned to earth in 2010.
mWOM TIL Pablo Escobar’s cartel was, at one point, spending $2500/month on rubber bands to hold all their cash.
K9Ow TIL - A human fetus would have to undergo a gestation period of 18 to 21 months to be born at a neurological and cognitive development stage comparable to that of a chimpanzee newborn.
p8OaZ TIL the sale and importation of chewing gum is illegal in Singapore
jNvAv TIL of Hakkōda Mountains incident where a unit of Imperial Japanese Army soldiers became lost in a blizzard on the Hakkōda Mountains, Japan. The 199 deaths during a single ascent make it the most lethal disaster in the modern history of mountain climbing. From the 11 survivors, 8 needed amputations.