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TIL you have approximately ¼ second to meet your maker before it's the next person's turn.

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wLKo6 TIL the so-called ‘Pillars of Creation’, which are to be found within the Eagle Nebula. The nebula lies 6,500 light years away. The ‘pillar’ on the left is 4 light-years high, which is around 24,000,000,000,000 miles, (24 trillion).
7rv5b TIL that Toxoplasmosis, a parasite affecting cats and mice, removes mice fear of cats. This allows the mice to be eaten by cats, thus transmitting the parasite to the cat and completing its life cycle.
6E8AW TIL how Native Americans could easily take down the mighty buffalo. The buffalo’s lungs share the same compartment (unlike humans who have two separate compartments). So when an arrow/spear pierces the Buffalo’s lung cavity (pleura), both lungs collapse, bringing the buffalo down swiftly.
XKNR TIL sliced bread was first sold in 1928, marketed as “The greatest thing since wrapped bread”
N7vG6 TIL Sepsis patients often have undetectable levels of vitamin C [scurvy], compared to healthy patients. Animals produce increased levels when they are stressed, but humans are unable to make vitamin C. Doctors are using intravenous vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine to treat sepsis.