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TIL “dive bar” originated from the “dive” entrance where you entered the bar.

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eRE6 TIL 3% of all Antarctic glaciers is composed of Penguin Urine
ZpWEG TIL about Oliver Chase, a Boston pharmacist in the 1800s who created medicinal lozenges in the shape of hearts with printed statements, now known as Sweethearts.
W9oX TIL a 2007 study by Harvard researchers found 62% of bankruptcies filed in the U.S. were for medical reasons. Of those, 78% had medical insurance.
nW7r TIL 61 yo Cliff Young ran an ultramarathon and broke the record by two days. He had no formal training, ran with no sleep, and beat sponsored, young athletes. He remarked that the race “wasn’t easy.”
QJQ0k TIL Cone snail venom contains weaponized insulin. The insulin forms part of a poison mixture evocatively known as “nirvana cabal”. It allows the snail to disable entire schools of swimming fish by sending them into “hypoglycaemic shock”, a condition brought on by plummeting blood sugar levels.