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TIL Australian James Harrison learned that his blood contained a rare antibody capable of treating Rhesus disease, a condition causing miscarriages and infant deaths. Over six decades, Harrison's plasma donations are estimated to have saved over 2.4 million babies.

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ADGPn TIL In 1963 there were only 417 bald eagles breeding pairs in the 48 states. They had been ravaged by the effects of the insecticide DDT. Today there are 72,000 individuals in the lower 48 states, and 143,000 including Alaska. They are the ultimate Endangered Species Act success story.
XDvD TIL there’s a game about living with depression that illustrates to people who may not understand the illness the depths of what it can do.
OGMD7 TIL United States is called įžŽåœ‹ in Chinese, literally meaning "beautiful country".
VBp4Q TIL 20,000 whales are killed yearly by ships
4Jgb TIL There is no concept of an ‘Alpha’ Wolf in the wild and that a wolf pack is nothing but two parents along with their younger cubs