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TIL 95 percent of Mongols are lactose intolerant yet eat a diet that consists heavily of dairy products

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jRkv TIL a Bosnian man faked his own death just to see who would come to his funeral. Only his mother showed up.
4kdPR TIL about HSC Francisco, the fastest passenger ship in operation, serving the Buenos Aires - Montevideo route at 67 mph / 107 kph
6EQQ TIL that our Galaxy’s name, the Milky Way, comes from the story of the Greek God Hera spilling milk while breastfeeding an unknown infant.
V6Em TIL in 1944 Nazi scientists developed an experimental drug named “D-IX” which could force an equipment laden soldier to march 88.5 km without rest. They had plans to supply these pills to all German troops but war ended before mass production.
DdbJ TIL carob seeds were used to verify the purity of gold. A solidus (pure gold coin) would equal 24 carob seeds. Any variation indicated impurity. Carat, the measure of purity of gold, is derived from Carob seeds and even today pure gold is called 24 carat.