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TIL that the total length of our blood vessels is not 100,000km contrary to popular belief but only approximately 10,000km. The larger number has been incorrectly regarded as true since 1928 and was debunked in a recent study.

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egv5 TIL that the Red carpet culture dates back to ancient Greece. Earliest mention being in the play Agamemnon, where the “Crimson path” was to signify the stature, as it was luxury fit only for the gods.
RLw6 TIL that infants have died from a ritual known as metzitzah b'peh (removing the foreskin of the penis and the Rabbi places his mouth briefly over the wound, sucking a small amount of blood out) because the Rabbi had herpes.
lo1Q5 TIL Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell donated their wages for 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' to Heath Ledger's daughter after he passed away during filming and they filled his role.
GA7X1 TIL Pouring super-glue onto cotton or wool can start a fire.
JYxE8 TIL about “formaldehyde hunger” a well-known phenomenon in anatomy labs where med students get hungry while dissecting cadavers, allegedly due to formaldehyde being an appetite stimulant.