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TIL that NASA investigates giraffe blood system to improve suit for astronauts.

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kOyo4 TIL that while men only need 8mg of iron a day, women need about 18mg a day. This is to compensate for the amount of iron women lose during menstruation. About 1mg of iron is lost for each day of a women's period.
1V97 TIL the makers of The Dark Side of Chocolate erected a giant screen next to the headquarters of Nestle, the biggest giant in the industry, after they refused to view their film about the widespread use of child slaves in the cocoa industry.
0wmZM Today I learned Vanilla bean plants are actually orchids
Egl5o TIL junk faxes are the only form of spam that are illegal to send in the U.S. because they waste your paper and toner
nexaP TIL: Tashirojima an island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Has become known as "Cat Island" due to the large stray cat population that thrives as a result of the local belief that feeding cats will bring wealth and fortune. Here, the cat population now exceeds the human population.