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TIL that snakes are not necessarily immune to being injected with their own venom and some will die if they accidentally bite themselves

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WkZKB TIL that Betty White, despite being the last surviving Golden Girl, was older than her costars Bea Arthur, Estelle Getty, and Rue McClanahan.
9Y5WQ TIL when Consumer Reports tested a Renault 12 in 1972, the car had 34 defects, including a connecting rod breaking through the engine block, loosened flywheel bolts and the windshield wiper motor burning. The best car in the comparison, Toyota Corolla, had only 9 defects.
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