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TIL There is one animal that seems to survive without oxygen

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dDQxZ TIL The newest country in the world is South Sudan, an African country which gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, and is located in East-Central Africa.
LDL9 TIL common vaccines used on “hundreds of millions of people” were developed from lung tissue cells of a three month old, female human fetus aborted in Sweden in 1962, and it’s not clear if the mother gave her permission
GAykj TIL The sound of Fountains of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom” was inspired by Ric Ocasek’s band’s 1978 hit “Just What I Needed.” In the music video, Stacy’s mom’s car has “I heart Ric” on her license plate.
Xbo8 TIL For decades the lead industry successfully blamed parents (specifically minorities) for child lead poisoning
4k9ab TIL That The Star-Spangled Banner was originally a British drinking song