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TIL that the most deadly mammal in the world is the dog with about 30 000 deaths a year, but the majority of these dogs are contaminated with rabies.

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x6Bnb TIL Bill Wyman, bassist for the Rolling Stones was his own son's ex-son-in-law, the father-in-law of his ex-mother-in-law, and the stepgrandfather of his ex-wife
WkZWo TIL that snake oil is actually an effective inhibitor of inflammation that was disparaged by US sellers of patent medicine to the extent that snake-oil continues to have a bad name to the present day.
Bgbab TIL, that the largest anthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab, it is believed to be able to live up to or over 100 years ~
8arlV TIL that in his later years, Mark Twain had a "disturbing passion for collecting young girls". By age 73 had collected ten schoolgirls, dubbed them his “angel-fish,” and awarded them membership in his Aquarium Club.
vQ5K TIL Sushi doesn’t refer to the fish or the nori wrapping, but rather the vinegared rice, which is considered the most important component and backbone of sushi.