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TIL that honeypot ants were a part of the diets of indigenous Australians.

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NXya8 TIL that there is a debate on how many continents there are. The number varies from seven to four
Emk0 TIL that police officer isn’t in the top ten most dangerous jobs in America and is barely #15
8ekmZ TIL a man named James Harrison had rare antigens for Rhesus disease. He donated plasma every week for 60 years and saved an estimated 2.4 million babies.
gMonX TIL there is a theory that the chronic vocal injuries suffered by today's vocalists are directly caused by the "sing from your diaphragm" methods introduced in the 1800s
PYLbG TIL two Walmart employees fell in love and got married in the same store where they worked in. “We didn’t know where we wanted to get married, and we didn’t have a lot of money to do anything big. Everybody we know works at Walmart ...all our friends are here."