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TIL Opossums kill 5500 ticks every week

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Gmy1 TIL of a man named Chen Si who since 2004 has devoted his free time to patrolling the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, the most popular suicide site in the world, and has saved more than 300 people from jumping
QXnM TIL Humans were the first mammals to inhabit New Zealand, 900 years ago
nWL8G TIL about the Dumont Network, the "Forgotten Network" that only lasted from 1940-1956. It competed with CBS and NBC, and, after the network went bankrupt, most of the network film tapes were dumped into the New York East River.
aQ5o TIL that The Nutrition Facts for Tic Tac mints say they contain 0 grams of sugar per serving. The number one ingredient in Tic Tacs is sugar. But the amount of sugar per serving (1 mint) is less than 0.5 grams. This qualifies as sugar-free.
5Vy0B TIL of ACHOO, or Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helioopthalmic Outburst Syndrome, which is characterized by sneezing in response to sudden exposure to light.