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TIL that humans are not the only species that fight wars

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1aOQ8 TIL Despite being high in fat and calories, peanuts do not appear to contribute to weight gain. In fact, observational studies have shown that peanut consumption may help maintain a healthy weight and reduce your risk of obesity
DOvP TIL Human kidneys can only make urine that is less salty than salt water. Therefore, to get rid of all the excess salt taken in by drinking seawater, you have to urinate more water than you drank. Eventually, you die of dehydration even as you become thirstier.
VMZ0k TIL that during the Siege of Syracuse (213-212 BC), Greek mathematician Archimedes refused to abandon the geometry equation he was working on during a battle. His last words before being killed by a Roman soldier were: “Don't disturb my circles!”
newxr TIL that Branford Marsalis played saxophone on Public Enemy's Fight the Power
Zpejv TIL that during the French Revolution more than 4,000,000 volumes were burnt, of which 25,000 were medieval manuscripts