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TIL that platypuses milk oozes from the surface of their skin; it also contains powerful antibacterial proteins

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X0LgE TIL Jacob Miller, survived for more than 3 decades with a bullet in his head. He was hit in the U.S. Civil War in 1863, and 31 years later two pieces of lead came out of his head on their own.
NjkN TIL that the U-bend (P-trap without a 90 degree bend) used in toilets and sinks to prevent sewage gasses from entering the house was invented by Thomas Crapper
R5Dj8 TIL According to legend the revolt leader Simon bar Kokhba, once found an attacked man who had his tongue and hands cut off, bar Kokhba asked the man a series of yes/no questions which he could nod to, the assailants were caught as a result. Bar Kokhba has since become a question game in Hungary.
LQevm TIL that the Bald Eagle is not officially the national bird despite representing the United States for over 248 years
R74k7 TIL: Research shows that people who buy electric cars prefer for their cars to look strange, indicating a big factor in picking out an electric car is the desire that everyone notices your car is an electric car.