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TIL that there’s a creature that can survive the vacuum of space, 1 degree above absolute zero, lethal levels of radiation, extreme pressures, and 10 years dehydrated.

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wLvd8 TIL that horseback riding is known simply as horse riding in England.
WKQL TIL Using a chloroform soaked rag as an incapacitating agent is pure fiction. It is nearly impossible to incapacitate someone using chloroform in this manner.
dr1Z TIL Almost every mammal urinates for approximately 21 seconds, it is called the “Law of Urination.”
RXdQ TIL the owner of Ray’s Sausages spent $30,000 to combat the foul smell said to be coming from his sausage shop. It was then discovered that the smell was coming from next door, where a serial killer had stored the rotting corpses of his victims
0jYN TIL that during the a battle in 1797, British Admiral Horatio Nelson was badly wounded in the right arm. When he came to the surgeon he said, “the sooner it is off the better,” within a half hour of the amputation he returned to command of his forces.