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TIL Roman gladiator sweat was bottled and sold as an aphrodisiac

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P9DG TIL of Nightingale floors which are designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon. The squeaking floors were used as a security device, assuring that none could sneak through corridors undetected. According to myth these floors were developed as a means of defense against ninjas
GYRRJ TIL that it is virtually impossible to die from quicksand in the way movies portray this.
gM8L9 TIL Sesame Street has had a parody Grouch, Donald Grump, since the 1980’s. “His name is on every piece of trash in town”.
R9W9 TIL Vulture stomach systems are so strong they can process anthrax, cholera, and botulism. Their feces is completely sterile which cleans their legs (since they’ve been walking in the stuff most likely) and cools them down (they can’t sweat).
R7ZMw TIL Many German households own a device designed to neatly cut a hole into a soft boiled egg, called an "Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher," literally "eggshell breaking point causer".