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TIL that within the animal kingdom, only higher primates (including humans) and guinea pigs are unable to synthesize Vitamin C in their own bodies, thus putting them at risk of scurvy

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E1MrX TIL due to c-sections & evolution, women in the future may not be able to birth naturally. Babies heads which are too large prevent them from being able to pass through the mother’s pelvis usually causing death, but are pulled out via c-section. They then live to pass on the genes to their children
xVKbb TIL soldiers in the elite Grenadier Guards never say "yes". This is because the word is redundant as the alternative is "no" and a Guardsman never says "no" to an order. They simply say "sir"
4XpMR TIL journalist Sara Bongiorni and her family tried to live without Chinese made goods for a year and found it almost impossible
eeEg TIL that there are many untouched plane wrecks in various parts of the UK, dating back to the Second World War, and that removing them is forbidden.
0oDM TIL: Jean-Claude Van Damme’s epic Volvo split commercial was done in one shot… without practice.