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TIL that eating 1400 Slim Jims will kill a person via sodium nitrate poisoning

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woLRW TIL about wacky cake, a spongy, cocoa-based cake. It is unique in that unlike most pastries and desserts, no eggs, butter or milk are used to make it. Wacky cake may have been created as the result of rationing during World War II.
XnWk TIL the man who invented Novocain, an anesthetic commonly used by dentists, toured dental schools telling them not to use it in dentistry.
oRKYo TIL that Henry VIII kept an African grey parrot who amused itself by calling the boatman across the water to the palace, who was then paid for his efforts
rRVa1 TIL that typhoons saved 13th century Japan from invasion.
E15Wd TIL athletes involved in the East German doping program are estimated to suffer from rates of cardiovascular disease or cancer up to five-times higher than the general population and live 10-12 years fewer