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TIL that Newfoundland dogs have webbed paws!

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nWDe9 TIL honey contains hydrogen peroxide (and that's why it's antimicrobial)
rN1vy TIL, during the Cambodian genocide 1.5 - 2 million people were killed and the country's life expectancy dropped below 20.
78MJ7 TIL that during World War II, British intelligence spread a rumor that eating carrots improved night vision to cover up the fact that their pilots were using radar technology to target enemy planes in the dark.
4XK6w TIL Buzz Aldrin, who landed on the moon in 1969, also became the oldest person to visit the South Pole at 86 years of age in 2016.
ANRRd TIL the term "woke" in it's modern context, referring to being "awake" or aware of social injustices, especially racism, dates back to the 1930s and was recorded notably in the 1938 song “Scottsboro Boys” by blues musician Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly).