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TIL athletes are more likely to get cavities. Regular exercisers are “mouth breathers”, which causes plaque to dry on their teeth

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R7aVQ TIL in 1941, the crew of submarine HMS Trident were given a reindeer as a gift by the USSR navy and it spend six weeks on the sub with them until they reached home.
ne96o TIL: Dr. Mary Walker was an American surgeon and feminist. She served as a Union Army nurse in the in the Civil War, before being commissioned as the first woman assistant surgeon. She was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service, and Walker remains the only woman ever to receive this award.
m1jGx TIL About 1 in 5 people living in New Hampshire tie their roots to Ireland.
XExJr TIL that a certain tree in south Africa has been used as a post office for over 600 years
yV7vM TIL that the Sega SG-1000 is the worst selling Sega console, clocking in at a mere 2 million units sold. Above it is even the Brazilian variant of the Master System, which sold 8 million units.