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TIL that the death rate for RAF bomber crews during WW2 was nearly 50%

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nW4Ad TIL that the Norovirus, a common cause of the “stomach flu”, is resistant to alcohol based hand sanitizer and affected by host’s blood type.
jrYv TIL decapitation does not mean instant death.
e06pJ TIL The Sylacauga Meteorite is the first and only documented extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being. 34 year-old Ann Hodges was napping when the meteorite struck her, leaving her badly bruised.
OOR4 TIL The “X” in X-Ray was just a random letter because Wilhelm Roentgen didn’t know what it was.
XE4lr TIL there is a R-Rated cut of the live action Scooby Doo, and it featured things such as a lesbian relationship between Daphne and Velma and Shaggy finally being a pothead.