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TIL Hula hooping was introduced commercially in 1957 by Wham-O toy company founders. Hula Hoops are not hard to master, but they favor the thin-waisted over the pear-shaped, and women over men

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P1Zje TIL Hamsters’ livers are shockingly efficient at dealing with alcohol, cannot from an alcohol overdose. Their livers break it down so quickly that their blood never gets enough alcohol in it to become fatal.
wa9W TIL The reason the West coast never gets hit with devastating hurricanes is because the Pacific ocean water is too cool to sustain them
JlwQ TIL that people drink aloe vera juice because they believe it will boost their immune system, even though one of the main side effects is diarrhea.
WO8B TIL in 1897 Frank Hann noticed creeks in Western Australia flowed inland, and followed them, expecting to find a large fresh water lake. To his disappointment, the lake turned out to be salt and subsequently named it Lake Disappointment.
XEJMj TIL during WWII the British government distributed 600,000 Morrison shelters, which were designed as a DIY indoor bomb shelter kit for houses without cellars. When properly positioned they could protect a family from the collapse of a two story building and also doubled as dining table.