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TIL Oral sex linked to Bacterial Vaginosis.

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EXkx TIL: There was a machine in the 1940s that kept a dogs decapitated head alive and reacting to external stimuli. The whole thing was also filmed and broadcast on TV.
jbnM TIL that Key West once declared itself a micro-nation named the Conch Republic, declared war against the United States, surrendered after one minute, and then requested $1 billion in foreign aid from the U.S. federal government.
m1EKM TIL that Mithridates VI was so paranoid he would be poisoned, he regularly ingested poison to build up resistance. When he was finally captured by the Romans, he attempted suicide by ingesting poison, but failed because of his immunity.
epgng TIL the Amazon river dumps so much fresh water into the Atlantic that it is possible to drink from the surface for about 200 mile offshore
BeAL TIL a designer of the Titanic was on board when it sank. His original design included features such as a double hull, more water-tight compartments, and twice as many lifeboats but they were overruled. He spent his last moments trying to evacuate passengers, and his body was never recovered.