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TIL three times as many left-handed people have schizophrenia, bipolar disease or autism.

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YppoG Velvet worms can shoot strings of goo Spiderman-like from their mouths to entangle their prey.
l7X0N TIL, Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and tv programmer Steve Irwin was filming a documentary in the Great Barrier Reef when he was stung by a stingray. 10 stingrays were found with their tails cut off. It is believe that they were taken out by his fans as an act of revenge.
R5m5l TIL that Dr Harold Shipman is believed to have murdered so many of his patients that his trial, where he was charged with the murder of 15 people, investigated only 5% of his speculated victims.
xK7B TIL that according to a study by the Cato institute, 80 % of opiate and cocaine related deaths could of been prevented in a society where drugs are legal.
Km4B TIL even though statues from Ancient Egypt portray pharaohs as thin and healthy, archaeological evidence (analysis of mummies) reveals that most of them were diabetic, had heart disease and had bad teeth due to having a diet rich in sugar.