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TIL that the human stomach can dissolve razor blades

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5VNDR TIL the Denver International Airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse. In 2006 it had killed its sculptor when he was in the middle of making it when a 9,000-pound section fell on him, but eventually was completed by his sons in 2013.
9wbED TIL New Jersey was the last US state to have slaves. They were not freed until January 1866 (!), when NJ became the last state to ratify the 13th Amendment
1ax0W TIL a study found that wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain. Men wearing ties & men without ties were scanned using MRI to measure the blood flow to the head; brains of tie-wearers on average received 7.5% less cerebral blood flow than brains of those with no ties.
40j6 TIL that the Guinness World Records stopped awarding the fattest cats or any other animal to discourage deliberate overfeeding
8ekk8 TIL the niqab is the Muslim headdress with only the eyes visible whereas the burqa has netting over the eyes so not even they are visible.