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TIL Avocados are toxic to horses; they can cause respiratory distress, heart failure, and death.

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1rbV TIL that Dr. Ben Carson, an African American conservative that frequently appears on Fox News, was the first person to successfully separate conjoined twins from the head, a task that involved him leading a 70 man team for 22 hours.
nmVP TIL during Delta Force hostage rescue training, the operators sometimes use live ammunition and the “hostages” are other Delta team members, in order to build trust and confidence among the team.
4X6KN TIL that green smarties are strawberry flavored.
Me6ba TIL the Ancient Greek author Diodorus Siculus wrote that the people of Spain's Balearic Islands loved to be naked & loved women. The Greeks called the islands Gymnesiae meaning naked (γυμνοί) & legend states the the inhabitants would give 3 or 4 men as ransom for 1 woman.
Ovma TIL in 1120 the the captain of the White Ship was encouraged by on-board revelers to try and overtake another vessel on which King Henry I was a passenger. In the dark the ship hit a submerged rock and capsized, leading to the death of Henry’s only heir, which led to a 20 year civil war.