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TIL If a Bald Eagle loses a feather, it will lose the same feather on the other side to remain balanced

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4XL0o TIL in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Cuba offered to send the US world-class medical support but America rejected their help due to relations with the regime. Said one frustrated Cuban doctor: “This is not political. This is a humanitarian emergency. People are dying and they need our help.”
Ooy17 TIL of the lynching of Postmaster Frazier B. Baker and his infant daughter. Frazier was appointed postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina in 1897. Local whites objected and had undertaken a campaign to force his removal. When efforts failed to dislodge Baker, a mob attacked him and his family.
7rPOP TIL That the highest recorded blood alcohol content ever recorded was a polish man who had a BAC of 1.48. He got in a car crash but likely survived due to his drunkenness but later died due to the injuries of the crash
j9MN TIL Goldman Sachs Helped Cover Up Greek’s Public Debt So It Could Join The EU
mx9go TIL that your own voice seems lower to you because its mostly transmitted through skull, and bone conduction transmits low frequency sound better