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TIL that people can be allergic to the cold.
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ne1vP
Til that fingernails serve to enhance sensation and precise movements of the fingertips through the counter-pressure exerted on the pulp of the fingers by the nails.
kvl7
TIL in 2005, a “To Catch a Predator” suspect was captured twice in one day, first at the undercover house, and then again less than 24 hours later at a McDonalds.
7rl0P
TIL you weigh 1% less at the equator than you do at the polls due to centrifugal force of the earth spinning
DMlP
TIL that man by the name of John Leal put chlorine into a city’s water supply unbeknownst to anyone else which eventually landed him in court. His work would go on to cut the infant mortality rate in half and dropped the rate of death for typhoid nearly to zero.
wby6
TIL In 1996, A 3 year old boy fell into a zoo exhibit with 6 gorillas at an Illinois zoo. One of the gorillas picked up the child and carried him to the zookeepers gate where rescuers waited.