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TIL honey has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties and enhances the wound healing process

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9V8M TIL Vince Lombardi was very anti-prejudice and once told his assisants, regarding gay player Ray McDonald, “If I hear one of you people make reference to his manhood, you’ll be out of here before your ass hits the ground.”
BeBd TIL that Australia is the only continent outside of Antartica WITHOUT an established deer population.
9Vmr TIL that birth certificates produced for children born in Los Alamos, New Mexico during the Manhattan Project read “P.O. Box 1663” as the place of birth.
9YBbD TIL about the 'cyber seat', the world's first park bench with free internet. It was installed in the UK in 2001 by Microsoft. Within days, two teens had plugged their house phone into it, attempting to call Bill Gates to say 'we are calling you from your bench'. They managed to reach his secretary.
wLQNo TIL Moonshiners can tell the alcohol content of their product just by shaking it and observing the size and duration of the bubbles. It's also a quick way to spot if someone's water bottle is actually water or not.