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TIL In Tug of War, there are at least two mechanisms of injury that can result in amputation

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p87LQ Today I Learned That London Has A Fairly Large Population Of Wild Parrots That No-One Knows The Origin Of
M76DV TIL there is an 85 mile stretch of land on the Mississippi River called "Cancer Alley" due to the concentration of petrochemical and refinery plants there.
lolla TIL Cancer death rates are down 25% since 1991, with 2.1 million deaths averted. The cancer death rate declines by about 1.5% annually in both men and women.
QjQ9 TIL that when surrendering during the American Civil war Robert E Lee dressed in an immaculate custom made uniform while Ulysses S Grant was dressed in a mud splattered general issue uniform.
Vewp TIL Most greenland sharks are blind due to a 3cm long parasite that latches onto their eye. The sharks have not evolved a defence because the parasite is bioluminescent and is theorised to attract prey to the shark’s head