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TIL coconut water (when filtered) can be used as an intravenous infusion to hydrate the body.

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X0gL8 TIL of the Bantu expansion, where Bantu people spread from modern day Cameroon to almost all of Sub-Saharan Africa.
nW7Pr TIL the devastating 1755 Lisbon earthquake caused king Joseph I to develop severe claustrophobia and he refused to live inside a walled building. His court instead ruled from a series of tents.
16bKd TIL that former NBA Player and Milwaukee Buck, Junior Bridgeman who passed away on Tuesday, 3/11 was recently determined to be the fourth wealthiest retired athlete in the World by Forbes Magazine. His pro basketball career lasted from 1975-1987 but later became a billionaire as a entrepreneur.
awgKJ TIL that in 1982, 10yo actress Samantha Smith wrote a letter to USSR Gen. Secretary Yuri Andropov asking if he would engage in nuclear war. Yuri invited her to Moscow. She was greeted as a celebrity. She died 3 years later in a plane crash after capturing the attention of the world for her efforts.
a8MYJ TIL it is safe to observe the solar eclipse during the period of totality, and without any protection.