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

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5YMvk TIL 'Could It Be Magic' by Barry Manilow, and also recorded by Donna Summer and Take That, is based on a piece by Chopin.
oLRA TIL that 20th President James A. Garfield was ambidextrous and was versed in both Greek and Latin. He would sometimes entertain his friends by having them ask him questions and then writing the answers simultaneously in Latin in Greek using both hands.
woLD1 TIL that the first American novel is considered to be "The Power of Symphony", published in 1789
0Jbj TIL In the Simpsons, when Maggie is scanned in the check-out, the original price is $847.63 which was the monthly cost of raising a baby in America.
L1d TIL the father of the modern Olympics won one gold medal. In literature. For writing a poem about sports.