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TIL sharks kill 6-12 people a year. People kill an estimated 12,000 sharks an hour.

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wLreP TIL that the term “spook” was a popular slur for black people during WII. Its use was especially prevalent in the military. Nazi Germany’s Air Force was called the “Luftwaffe” so some people referred to the African-American Tuskegee Airmen as the “Spookwaffe”, including the pilots themselves.
5Ojn TIL there is a 1500 foot long spiral coil jutting into The Great Salt Lake that is only visible during droughts and has only been visible on three occasions since it was built in 1970
OG5nY TIL that David Bowie’s son was known as 'Zowie Bowie' to rhyme with his fathers stage name.
aZKL TIL that humans can generally detect their parents, children, and siblings (but not spouses, half-siblings, and stepchildren/step-parents) by smell, and females prefer sexual partners with a different smell than their own. Scientists believe this is an evolved defense against incest.
DQ04J TIL Korean astronauts eat a version of kimchi that has been radiated to kill all of the microorganisms