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TIL the vast majority of people are unable to control their goosebumps.

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78opX TIL you can die eating a diet of rabbits without another source of fat because they are so lean. It's called protein poisoning, aka Rabbit Starvation.
XE9GE TIL that aspects of your personality are determined by how your brain works.. e.g. if the frontal part of your brain is more dominant on the left side you are probably the kind of person that approaches a problem, if your right side is dominant you avoid the cause of the problem
rRJro TIL the first state-issued license plate in the USA, a Massachusetts plate from 1903, is still being used by a relative of the original licensee.
1abb8 TIL that conditions in Louisiana's infamous "Parchman Farm" prison were so bad that in 1952 thirty six prisoners severed their own Achilles tendons out of despair
aw8Mo TIL that a tribe from Napal risk their lives climbing the Himalaya Mountains to harvest honey made from the world's largest bees. The honey is collected from poisonous Rhododendron flowere. It provides a range of uses including psychedelic effects, as well as medical benefits.