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TIL that scientists have shown that Count Dracula (Vlad III the Impaler) cried tears of blood

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yVP4v Today I learned there are otters that can get to almost 6ft tall and eat piranhas.
P1WLG TIL several languages, including widely-spoken ones like Farsi, Tagalog and even spoken Mandarin, do not have gendered pronouns (e.g. he or she)
OGa7a TIL I learned that the fledgling Casablanca Records was saved from extinction by singing Donna Summer after the label went $7 million in debt on a live album of Johnny Carson which returned more copies than sold.
gr9ry TIL the biggest species of spider is the Goliath birdeater, measuring by mass (175 g (6.2 oz)) and body length (up to 13 cm (5.1 in)), and second to the giant huntsman spider by leg span.
Qpwp TIL Spices like turmeric, paprika and ginger are often cut with fillers, from less expensive spices to flours, corn starch and even sawdust. Toxic or potentially carcinogenic dyes are added to hide aging of a product or the presence of fillers, as in metanil yellow color and lead chromate