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TIL that garlic stored in oil has a high risk of causing botulism; food poisoning that can result in blurred vision, difficulty breathing, progressive paralysis, and even death

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9W7B TIL; Porcupines forage in trees but are bad climbers “in one study of porcupine skeletons in museums, 35 percent had healed fractures consistent with falling”
R5VK4 TIL “The Night Before Christmas” story was written 200 years ago this year.
OWXg TIL of David Johnson, volcanologist. Successfully fought a Chief Brody-like fight to keep the summit Mt St Helens & Spirit Lake visitor-free for 2 months before the cataclysm. Instead of 1000 deaths there was 53; him among them, radioing “…Vancouver, this is it” seconds before he was incinerated.
xVW1w TIL that, in order for the British Army to legally exist, Parliament must pass an act every 5 years. This stems from the Bill of Rights 1689, which forbade a standing army in time of peace without Parliamentary approval.
epAAE TIL playing Tetris following a traumatic event prevents the brain from having flashbacks and creating fearful memories