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

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neveY TIL the Hitchcock film North By Northwest (1959) is regarded by some to be "the first James Bond film", due to its similarities with splashily colorful settings, secret agents, a femme fatale, and an elegant, wisecracking leading man opposite a sinister yet strangely charming villain
YpVJx TIL Nan Britton claimed to have had an affair with US Pres. Warren Harding and gave birth to his daughter. She was ridiculed in court when she tried to sue for child support. In 2015, Ancestry.com confirmed that Britton was telling the truth.
mx5Ex TIL that farmers are losing their right to repair their equipment because of all computers and software inside of them
69198 TIL that goldfish have a longer attention span than the average human
dDLp9 TIL The Great Ocean Road in Australia is the world's largest war memorial. It was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I