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TIL that Oral Re-hydration Therapy is a very effective and cheap treatment for dehydration that often goes un-used because IV fluids can be billed for much more.

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kEr7 TIL of the “Well to Hell” hoax, where it was reported than a group of Russian engineers (while drilling into the ground) broke into Hell, and screams of the damned could be heard. The Trinity Broadcasting Network ran with the story and claimed it proved the existence of Hell.
WkdvB TIL researchers have mapped the genome of the Indian cobra (Naja naja). They found 12,000 genes expressed in the venom glands; of these, 139 help create toxins, and a subset of 19 genes cause paralysis/nausea/internal bleeding. It forms the platform to synthesize an ideal antidote to the cobra bite.
b6JZQ TIL Passion fruit provides the most fiber of all fruits with 24.5 grams (88% DV) per cup.
MRWK TIL 85% of fat people who met and married their spouse while Fat and later had Bariatric surgery, divorce their Spouse within 2 years of surgery
D19XY TIL Despite famously missing 97 out of 253 episodes (38%), classic "Doctor Who" is actually very well preserved compared to its contemporaries. "Dixon of Dock Green" is for example missing 400 out of its 432 episodes. (92.6%).