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TIL there is no longer anyone alive who was born in the 1800s

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kJ61e Today I learned that human bites have the potential to become extremely dangerous, due to all of the bacteria in our mouths and the strength of our jaws
OoPjR TIL: After James Cameron came up with the idea for "The Terminator" movie, he sold the rights to the idea for just $1, in exchange for being able to write and direct the movie, which launched his career
KM8G TIL that the German word “Backpfeifengesich” translates to,“A face that makes you want to slap it”
16GM7 TIL one bite of the beaked sea snake that is fully loaded has the ability to kill 52 men and only three drops of their toxic venom have the ability to kill eight people! Without treatment, the venom will kill a person within eight hours.
OoaX7 TIL that Native Americans started the practice of reloading bullet cartridges during the Indian Wars. US military authorities found out and ordered all US soldiers to stomp on their fires cartridges after being fired. Frontiersmen took advantage of this and sold overpriced shells to the natives.