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TIL that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are still about 3,000 cases of the Black Plague seen every year.

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DQMXY TIL that fighter pilots sometimes hallucinate from G-forces, seeing things like glowing lights or tunnels that don’t exist.
NXAgM TIL more people die from drowning in deserts than from dehydration.
Ooo67 TIL months before D-Day British Commandos drove a ship full of explosives on a delayed timer into strategically vital shipyard. Most were captured but 5 walked back to Spain. During interrogation, a German Officer told one of the Commandos the damage would be fixed in weeks, right before detonation.
dn4r TIL A women by the name of Barbara Puc, one of 3,000 babies born at Auschwitz, survived and is still alive today at the age of 72.
nWWwd TIL that dandelions are edible and are actually really nutritious and can be eaten raw