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TIL the US Navy has 2 humanitarian ships that are effectively mobile hospitals that has room for 1000 beds each.

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b6lK4 TIL that a battle in the American Civil War was fought in France in 1864, between the USS Kearsarge and the CSS Alabama, in the English Channel off the coast of Cherbourg
kOJeE All muscles are capable of cramping, but the ones farthest away from your spinal cord—in your feet and lower legs, for example—tend to be the most vulnerable to seizing up. The long, spindly nerve cells that run from the spinal cord to the toes are especially prone to damage. The prevalence of nerve damage increases with age, so the elderly are among the most common victims.
xVZ4o TIL: In the 50s, scientists released a deadly virus to eliminate millions of rabbits.
mxYLp TIL that red pigment (carmine) in most foods is made from crushed insects called cochinaels.
EEmd TIL twilight was originally rejected by 14 publishers.