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TIL that the ancient Chinese used lead as a stimulate and a contraceptive.

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XOO6 TIL Scientists are on the verge of being able to produce viable, living human organs via 3D bioprinters.
oB9J7 TIL Mary Kay Bergman, the woman who voiced Daphne in Scooby-Doo and all the female characters on South Park, committed suicide via shotgun.
XEZRR TIL that English has no future tense. Every time we talk about the future, we talk about it in the present tense, like “I am going to the airport” or “I will start school next week.” Even “will” expresses intention in the present and not the future.
dlJZ TIL the black-footed cat, Africa’s smallest feline predator, has been known to kill sheep by hanging on to their throats until they have bitten through the jugular. Their maximum size is roughly 5 lbs.
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