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TIL that breast milk can adapt to a babies' illness and produce more milk with illness-specific antibodies.

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oR67 TIL The Malaysian government sprayed DDT to rid infested areas of mosquitos. This caused an ecological imbalance that ultimately forced planeloads of cats to be parachuted into the country.
6EdOY TIL of Friedrich Lengfeld, the German soldier of WW2 who gave his life when he tried to save the life of an American soldier. He is the only German soldier of the Second World War to have a monument erected by Americans.
oBVpW TIL that in WWI a carrier pigeon was shot, blinded, and had her leg blown off but was still able to deliver her message - saving the lives of 194 soldiers
ADkRx TIL Thomas Jefferson thought the constitution should be rewritten every 20 years.
QDGM TIL, In 2008 4 women sued Girls Gone Wild for emotional distress after being in one of their films an all female jury declined to award damages.