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TIL mosquitoes are most attracted to type O blood

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Jkjv TIL the “death tax” only affects estates worth $5.45 million per person. 99.8% of estates owe no tax.
QWpX TIL President Lincoln’s son, Robert Lincoln, was saved from a potential train platform injury by Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth.
YBDB TIL that 80% of black smokers smoke menthols
neLr7 TIL that slugs used to be used as lubricant on wheels