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

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j6JRR TIL that foetuses do not develop consciousness until 24 weeks of gestation, thus making the legal limit of 22-24 weeks in most countries scientifically reasonable.
jNPEa TIL That dogs have 2x the neurons of cats
v1akx TIL of Sir Jack Brabham who finished the 1959 Formula One race on foot when his car ran out of fuel with 500 yards to go. He pushed the car the rest of the way to clinch the title.
MevJA TIL that the population of the Inishkea Islands (in Ireland) was until recently unaware of Christianity and the English language, worshipping a magical stone regularly “re-clothed” by a priestess. A catholic priest cast the stone into the sea in the 1890s, then a storm left the islands abandoned.
pX6e TIL the average color of all light in the universe is a shade of beige called Cosmic Latte