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TIL that salt was so valuable during roman times, soldiers were partially paid in salt. Creating the term salary.

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GAkg4 TIL Dogs sniff at a rate of 5 sniffs per second, the same rate as when they pant.
9YdXr TIL of Syndrome K: a fake disease that Italian doctors made up to save Jews who had fled to their hospital seeking protection from the Nazis. Syndrome K "patients" were quarantined and the Nazis were told that it was a deadly, disfiguring, and highly contagious illness. They saved at least 20 lives.
4y8w TIL there is a medical phenomenon called Lazarus syndrome, which is the spontaneous return of circulation after failed attempts at CPR. Some patients are known to make a full recovery.
67D7 TIL that when the EU would unite its armed forces, it becomes the second largest army in the world
DAWV TIL that the Gorilla who was taught sign language, Koko, once lied to her trainers blaming a kitten for tearing a sink out of the wall.