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TIL that in 2016, a mother from the UK was banned from naming her daughter Cyanide.

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LkOB9 TIL: Because in 1971 15 percent of American soldiers in Vietnam were heroin addicts, the government started operation Golden Flow which required soldiers to pass a drug test in order to return home.
6ENrw TIL Most people are not hypersensitive to cat fur, they are actually allergic to the saliva. When a cat grooms themselves, these allergens are placed on the fur. The saliva contains different major and minor allergens which can cause sneezing, congested eyes and blocked nose.
WLDo TIL when Montenegro became independent from Yugoslavia, it’s internet domain name went from ’.yu’ to ’.me’
jNKbR TIL Marilyn Bell, at age 16, became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954. Her 32 mile route was greatly lengthened by high wind and high waves. Fanged lamprey eels attacked her in 65 degree water. It took her 21 hours. She is still alive today.
Y7gwZ TIL 80% of Americans and one-third of humanity can’t see the milky way at night