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TIL that the Spanish flu killed more people than both world wars combined

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p89Oe TIL that until 2002, six-day school weeks were the norm in Japan.
oBwao TIL Ultra-high-temperature pasteurized milk packaged in a sterile container, if not opened, has a typical unrefrigerated shelf life of six to nine months.
loKB TIL an Inuit man escaped a Canadian settlement by defecating in his hand and forming a knife then killing a dog and using its rib cage as a dog sled.
R77a8 TIL the most dangerous job in the world is that of the South African farmer, with 156 deaths per 100,000
G5yN TIL a man woke up from a coma after 2 years but was unable to show any sign of it, and so was trapped in a lifeless state for a further 10 years whilst being fully aware of everything going on around him.