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TIL of The Bajau, a group of people in South East Asia who evolved to have spleens 50 percent larger than normal. This allows them to spend eight hours a day underwater, catching octopus by hand.

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70Xr TIL that Irish soldiers that helped England during WW2 were labeled deserters and traitors by Ireland and were not allowed to get government jobs when they returned home. They did not receive pardons until 2013.
8e8WL TIL the term care package comes from an acronym; CARE, meaning the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe which sent packages of emergency supplies to European communities following WWII
5VeoR TIL until the early 1970s, funeral homes in the US doubled as ambulance services. If you were hurt or sick, you’d probably be transported to the hospital in a hearse.
bEZa TIL Marty Feldman, who played Igor in “Young Frankenstein,” clandestinely moved his hump from side to side during filming for several days until someone noticed it. It was then added to the script and made into a recurring gag.
VMYOZ TIL in a case study patients were given an experimental drug to treat their Parkinsons disease, 11 of the patients experienced intense urges to gamble their money despite little interest in gambling before. Even losing large sums of money. All the patients stopped gambling when tapered off the meds.