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TIL that scientists weren't able to synthesize human growth hormone up until the mid 80s, so the hormone was extracted from the deceased.

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e0xn4 TIL Sigmund Freud never cured anyone. He promoted cocaine as a miracle drug capable of curing a wide range of diseases, and advanced his career through falsifying case histories and betraying the mentors who had helped him to rise
WJZX TIL humans aren’t appropriate prey for great white sharks because their digestion is too slow to cope with the high ratio of bone to muscle and fat.
R7XOQ TIL: sleeve Chevrons used in military rank insignias typically point down in the US Navy & US Air force & Commonwealth countries. In the US Army & US Marine Corps Chevrons point up.
ne1Gb TIL gorillas only have type B blood.
Pwwg TIL that during the Chelsea-Charlton match of 1937 on boxing day, there was thick fog and the match had to be stopped. The Charlton keeper stayed on the pitch for 15 more minutes without knowing, until a policeman found and informed him.