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TIL: Some Horses grow mustaches.

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jNyJn TIL Iron overload in the human body is also called the ''Celtic curse'' or the ''Irish Illness and Scottish sickness'' due the substantial amount of people of Celtic descent having the disorder.
yQb7p TIL Romania had a much-abused law that allowed prisoners to reduce their sentences by writing scientific books in jail. 30 days were written off for every book. One politician wrote 9 of them, and one 212-page book was reportedly written in just 7 hours.
OobJa TIL the 1918 influenza pandemic was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. It is believed the H1N1 strain of influenza infected 1/3 of the world's population, killing 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 people in the US.
x6lwD TIL The film Baby Driver was inspired by Noel Fielding's performance in a Mint Royale music video
7rm0Z TIL Winnipeg's Portage and Main is considered the "most famous interesection in Canada". The downtown street is the widest of its kind due to its historic use as an ox cart trail. At its height, the muddy rut-rife passage through town was wide enough to accommodate up to 20 carts at once