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TIL there are thousands of US cities with worse lead contamination levels than Flint, MI.

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xVmRw TIL that giraffes have dark tongues to prevent them from suffering from sunburn.
dJ4d TIL that emotions and facial expressions are so closely related that people who have had Botox treatment sometimes have difficulty experiencing happiness/sadness.
p8YLe TIL when men don't masturbate for 7 days their testosterone levels increase by 45.7%.
a8oYy TIL that during the Siege of Suiyang between 40-50,000 people were cannibalized by their own forces.