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TIL that France's A and B soccer squads got rocked by Denmark at the 1908 Olympics

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Lkpmm TIL about the Florida fairy shrimp, which was discovered in 1952 to be a unique species of fairy shrimp specific to a single pond in Gainesville, Florida. When researchers returned to that pond in 2011, they realized it had been filled in for development, thereby causing the species to go extinct.
E6np TIL the German word for ‘birth control pill’ is 'antibabypille’
joDv TIL that the Mormon Church advocates that it’s members stockpile up to 3 months worth of food “to prepare for adversity.”
4Xjpa TIL the greatest weight loss ever was by Khalid bin Mohsen Shaari who went from 610kg (1340lb) in 2013 down to 68kg (150lb) in 2017. He also holds the record for the highest BMI ever at 204.
j660j TIL Whale oil was used as transmission fluid up until 1972. America used over 14 million kg of sperm whale oil lubricant per year. Sperm oil was also a valuable lubricant known for being non-corrosive for metals and withstanding both high and cold temperatures.