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TIL that all US astronauts since 2011 have to speak Russian.

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XNxE TIL a high school principal in Florida hypnotized dozens of anxious students and athletes to help them relax. When two of those students committed suicide and one died in a car accident, the principal was charged with two misdemeanors and lost his teaching license.
8bJG TIL vampire bats’ saliva contains a protein that prevents their prey’s blood from clotting while the bat is drinking. This protein is called draculin.
oRW0K TIL: The number of US Representatives used to increase every 10 years. The last increase was in 1910 to 435 representatives. There would be over 1000 representatives today if the increase continued
YV6B TIL of Allison Jenkins, who was convicted of felony murder of a police officer after the arresting police officer accidentally shot and killed his own partner
DQdJe TIL the greatest peacetime maritime disaster is the sinking of MV Doña Paz in 1987 with 4386 dead, almost 3 times Titanic's casualties (1496). The greatest wartime disaster is Wilhelm Gustloff in 1945 (9343 dead).