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TIL Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was one of the first people to propose creating a Panama Canal

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Zxr4 TIL that the word “canvas” is derived from the word “cannabis” because canvas used to be made from hemp fiber.
b6Oap TIL it is dangerous to blow air into a pregnant women's vagina. The increased air pressure can pass beneath the fetal membranes and into the circulation causing a venous air embolism that can kill within minutes.
Dayv TIL that North Koreans eat 375 calories a day
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