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TIL that WWI was one of the first wars where there were more deaths from actual combat than disease.

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RdZ6 TIL that in the Netherlands there are dozens of public facilities where you can bring recreational drugs including weed, cocaine and ecstasy to test if they are safe
epeab TIL Isaac M. Singer started work as an actor, later turned machinist (lathe operator) to support himself since acting wasn't a stable income, by chance came across an early sewing machine and thought he could improve it. He could, and eventually he founded the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
mxbJE TIL Dairy Queen products aren't legally Ice Cream
6lvl TIL that 23% of the crew aboard Christopher Columbus’ ship “Santa Maria” was named “Juan”.
0wXRN TIL the average adult excretes 1 to 3 pints of gas up to 23 times a day through the anus