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TIL that humans and koala have identical finger prints

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LP1Z TIL that “Love You Forever” was written after author Robert Munsch and his wife had two stillborn babies
OGZx1 TIL the Chinese developed a psychoactive narcotic consisting entirely of a mixture of inorganic minerals in about 200 CE. It was widely popular for about 800 years before being condemned and the recipe subsequently forgotten. This makes it the only fun reactional drug permanently lost to time.
WQ5B TIL Piers Morgan forged evidence on the Iraqi torture scandal, which he never apologized for, and ended up getting fired from the Mirror which led him to join CNN
Lkw0V TIL the White Stripes only has three songs on the Billboards hot 100 chart with Seven Nations Army being the lowest ranking song at 76
QjPk TIL that Italian doctor Carlo Urbani was largely responsible for the eradication of the SARS disease in China. When advised to stop exposing himself to patients, he replied, “If I can’t work in such situations, what am I here for? Answering e-mails, going to cocktail parties and pushing paper?”