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TIL More than 100 people die annually from puffer fish poisoning.

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xVgxB TIL the term "rubber match" comes from 16th century lawn bowling, where a team can be eliminated if they "rub" against the white target ball
WkaeN TIL: China is banned from the International Space Station (ISS)
OGLy6 TIL the Indian muntjack species went through several chromosome fusions, which caused it to become the vertebrate with the smallest number of chromosomes: 6 in the females and 7 in the males.
ObVa TIL it was recommended for chemists to smoke while making cyanide, because cyanide leaks from the fume hood or apparatus would impart a characteristic flavor to the smoke.
7yWL TIL of Mary Fields, aka “Stagecoach Mary,” a 6 ft, 200 lb former slave who, at age 60, was hired by the U.S. Postal Service as she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of horses. She never missed a day of work, and when the snow was too deep for her horses, she carried the mail on her back.