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TIL that James Harrison has saved the lives of more than 2.4 million babies, because his blood can prevent Rhesus disease and he’s been regularly donating for 59 years!

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x659k TIL Beer contains powerful compounds called “phytoestrogens” that mimic estrogen in the human body. In addition, many beers stimulate a hormone called prolactin–the same hormone that causes breast growth and milk production
X0ZZE TIL the American Dennis The Menace comic strip is still being produced, after being first introduced in 1951.
m1leO TIL that between 1718 and 1775 over 52,000 convicts were transported from the British Isles to America, mainly to Maryland and Virginia, to be sold as slaves to the highest bidder. Transported convicts made up a quarter of the British immigrants to colonial America in the 18th century.
LQXvZ TIL that 3 year old Michael Crimmins spent 6 months in prison in Australia for the crime of being idle and disorderly.
5MrP TIL That objects entering Earth’s atmosphere heat up primarily because as they fall they cause the air in front of them to compress and get hot, NOT from the friction with the air.