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TIL cockroach brains contain antibiotics that can kill 90% of MRSAs

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Bg8Xk TIL Michael Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, had an M.D. from Harvard.
7RYL TIL the European Bison or ‘wisent’ exists and was considered extinct in the wild in 1927. Since then, this species has been reintroduced in many European countries. They are making an amazing comeback and now are no longer considered an endangered species
dp6d TIL mixing alcohol with diet drinks boosts intoxication 18% often backfiring for women who are particularly more likely to order them.
KYdNR TIL the creator of HBO's White Lotus was a contestant on both Survivor and The Amazing Race.
wOr6 TIL Uranium-238 has a half life of 4.468 billion years, or about 1/3 the estimated life of the universe