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TIL that human saliva contains a painkiller 6 times stronger than morphine

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wow8W TIL that for the unveiling of their new handheld console in 1989, Nintendo wanted to do for Video Games what Sony had done for music. And since their target demographics were on the younger side, it took only a small stretch of logic to turn “Walk Man” into “Game Boy”.
maME TIL a cat’s memory is at least 200 times better than a dog’s. But felines are more selective, and remember what they think is useful to them. Short term memory for a dog is about five minutes; cats remember much longer, up to 16 hours
grn6A TIL There are multiple types of Fireflies (Lampyridinae). The two most common types in North America are P. Pyralis, and the larger P. Carolinus
9wO7r TIL that 2 million discarded tires were deliberately dumped off the coast of Florida in the 1970’s, with the intent to stimulate growth of new coral reefs. Instead, the tires ended up killing off nearby reefs. The tires are still causing damage today.
ZMwR TIL the term “piss poor” originally referred to families who literally had to sell their own urine to make money.