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ep5vD TIL adults can become lactose intolerant even after drinking milk their whole lives. It hurts. It hurts so much
GALWj TIL that there was a person known as Kamehameha the Great who was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and he also is the namesake of Goku's signature move from anime Dragon Ball
rRQVw TIL: There was a fake sequel to the first part of Don Quixote. The real sequel has Don Quixote find out about the fake sequel, outraged that one would publish a book with false details about his life while also humiliating him.
JYKb8 TIL The influenza epidemic of 1918 killed an estimated 675,000 Americans (far more than the 53,402 who died in combat in World War I). The impact was so profound as to depress average life expectancy in the U.S. by >10 years & may have played a significant role in ending the World War 1 conflict.
lo1v5 TIL the human eye can only move smoothly when it is tracking a target