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TIL “Low Sodium Salt” exists, and it could prevent millions of deaths.

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e0Yob TIL that support ships called 'Destroyer tenders' were common in navies in the first half of the 20th century; one Destroyer tender would travel with multiple destroyer ships, carrying supplies for them, thus extending their collective range on the open ocean
n5yY TIL that the “Wa” in Wario and Waluigi isn’t an upturned M, it’s actually a portmanteu of Mario and Luigi’s name and the Japanese adjective warui which means “bad”, literally translating to “bad Mario” or “bad Luigi”.
yVeDM TIL orangutans have a low metabolism and, pound-for-pound, spend less energy than any other primate. This helps them survive in their native rainforests where food availability is unpredictable. However, it also means they grow and reproduce slowly—females only give birth once every 7 or 8 years.
Rlp8 TIL that it is estimated that the wealth of the royal Saudi family is around 1,4 trillion dollars.
woBY TIL a man injected cocaine into his penis in an attempt to enhance sexual performance. He then had to have part of his leg and 9 fingers amputated, his penis fell off by itself.