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TIL the human liver performs more than 500 functions.

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ZEp TIL that despite rising US government spending on the Drug War, opiate production has increased by 380%, Heroin has gotten cheaper and more potent, Crystal Meth and Oxycodone abuse has exploded, and the HIV pandemic has accelerated in underground environments like prison
GYg87 TIL that SETI scientists believed that the chances for finding intelligent extraterrestrial life were far greater than initially expected, since Earth developed two intelligent species - humans, and dolphins.
Bry5d TIL Highly trained singers, such as opera stars, are unable to match the precision of even the most basic of musical instruments. Researchers suggest this is due to the more recent evolutionary development of the larynx muscles.
ne01W TIL that one Texas filmmaker made the same film 300 times
jNaoQ TIL Teddy Roosevelt's son fought in WWI as a pilot, he was killed in a dogfight and his plane crashed behind the enemy lines, the germans gave him a full military burial with honor. Reportedly, they admired that a president's son chose to fight.