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TIL… for every £1 that British skydivers raise for charity, the NHS spends £13 treating their injuries.

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wxo7 TIL Pat Morita fought tuberculosis at a young age which resulted in him being in a body cast on and off from ages 2-11 and being told he would never walk, some of you might better know him as Mr.Miyagi from the Karate Kid films or Arnold from Happy Days
Yp0j7 TIL Half of academic papers are never read by anyone other than their authors, peer reviewers, and journal editors
gM909 TIL that contrary to popular belief, domesticated pigs are not only smarter than cats and dogs, but also cleaner.
VBQEQ TIL that the first major German plot to overthrow Hitler, involving multiple generals and a Secretary of State, was cancelled last minute in 1938 when the Allies allowed the invasion of Czechoslovakia
8NeZ TIL That analysis of dog mitochondrial DNA suggests that all dogs can be traced back to the domestication of wolves 11,000 to 16,000 years ago in South West China.