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TIL that centipede venom contains over 500 different compounds, many of which show evidence of potent antimicrobial and anticancer properties.

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QJ44p TIL one of the most lethal toxins on earth is Botulinum. One gram of it could kill more than a million people. The toxin is also used commercially in cosmetics to reduce wrinkles and appear younger (Botox)
D1LYj TIL India and Pakistan fought a war in the mountains at over 20,000 feet in altitude (6,000 meters) in 1984
0wLrR TIL that there is a woman who can smell Parkinson's disease, according to her, people with Parkinson's have a slightly musky smell.
wLjQW TIL Michael Jordan once tipped a waitress a $5 chip for bringing him a drink. Wayne Gretzky stopped the waitress, removed the $5 chip, grabbed one of the many $100 chips on Jordan’s side of the table, and gave it to her. Then he said, "That's how we tip in Las Vegas, Michael."
7lyp TIL that Norman Borlaug (the father of the Green Revolution) learned that he received the Nobel Peace Prize while working in his wheat test plot in Mexico; he learned that he was outstanding in his field while he was out standing in his field.