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TIL that it would take 1,200,000 mosquitos, each sucking once, to completely drain the average human’s body of blood.

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yQo8 TIL that Kelsey Grammars Dad was shot and killed, his sister raped and murdered, and his twins brothers killed in a “diving accident” (Eaten by sharks)
m1REE TIL about 'information hazards'—true information that can be dangerous to know, such as how to build a nuclear bomb, DNA sequences of deadly pathogens, or even knowledge that once got people accused of witchcraft.
m1RlP TIL that there is a Town in Minnesota called Little Canada and the Canadian Flag is even displayed in council chambers.
4Xd9N TIL almost all medicines are not vegan, especially birthcontrol. From shellac to lactose to lanolin to bone meal, almost all over the counter and prescription medicines contain some form of animal byproduct as binding or delivery agents.
J1RJ4 TIL That Henry VIII’s Foot Combat Armour was studied to help develop space suits.