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TIL that practically all animals make vitamin C in their bodies, so they don’t have to eat it. The exceptions are guinea pigs, fruit eating bats, the red vented bulbul bird and primates, including man.

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e0KBg TIL that one of history's most successful pirates was a Chinese prostitute named Ching Shih. She commanded a fleet of over 1,500 ships and 80,000 sailors.
LJw9 TIL of a man who lost his vision and hearing in an accident. After 9 years, he had his senses restored after being struck by lightning while chasing his pet chicken during a storm.
eprEL TIL about "Prairie Madness" which affected settlers, especially immigrants, in the prairies in the 1800s. It was mental breakdown due to the isolation of living in such a remote land. It mostly disappeared when telephones and railroads became available.
xVJ6D TIL Laura Dern and her mother, Diane Ladd, both starred in dinosaur-themed movies in 1993 - (Jurassic Park and Carnosaur).
x6Nx7 TIL in treatment studies, the placebo effect is sometimes enhanced when a participant taking a placebo has regular appointments with a researcher, especially in elderly people who are more reclusive.