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TIL Vitamin C does little to boost your immunity against colds

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QQQX TIL that cats have a non-fatal terminal velocity and as a result have survived falls from airplanes thousands of feet in the air.
a8gDJ TIL that domestic cats kill 1.3 - 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 - 22.3 billion mammals annually in the United States.
VBXyD TIL that jet is a gemstone derived from wood compressed for long periods of time, much like coal. It's color is the source of the term "jet-black".
x900 TIL that Stalin tried to kill Yugoslavian leader Tito 22 times. Tito then wrote a letter in reply saying: “Stop sending people to kill me. If you don’t stop sending killers, I’ll send one to Moscow, and I won’t have to send a second.”
GD9J TIL the “tooth fairy” leaves an average of $3.70 per tooth, up 23% since 2012.