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TIL A man in China has kept himself alive with a homemade dialysis machine for 13 years.

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R10w TIL that 18th Century Norwegian swashbuckler Peter Tordenskjold once ran out of ammo during a sea battle so he sent his enemy a letter thanking him for “a fine duel” and asking him to send more ammo so they could carry on. The two crews then toasted each other’s health and went their separate ways.
GArjQ TIL that television was not introduced in South Africa until 1976 because the apartheid government viewed English programming as a threat to the Afrikaans language.
womwW TIL the pink and blue on the bisexual flag represent not women and men, but homo- and heterosexuality
D1Z7g TIL that female ultrarunners are faster than male ultrarunners at distances of over 195 miles. One possible reason for this is that, when compared to males, female ultrarunners have muscles that are more resistant to fatigue and are able to burn their storage of fat for energy more efficiently.
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