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

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OG4ka TIL that the city of St Petersburg, Florida got its name from a coin toss. If it landed on the other side, it would have been named Detroit, Florida
XlZP TIL Missouri law prohibits employers from requiring that their employees have identifying microchip implants.
N7jw8 TIL about York, a slave belonging to William Clark (of Lewis and Clark) and the first African American to cross North America to reach the Pacific
xx9g TIL in England the street name ‘Gropecunt Lane’ was given to streets where prostitution commonly occurred.
bEgj TIL Jerry Seinfeld met his wife while she was engaged to another man. She married the other guy in June 1998, went on a three week honeymoon, came back and moved in with Seinfeld, divorced her husband by October, and was engaged to Seinfeld before the year was out, November 1998.