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TIL At 102°F most bacteria can no longer reproduce, which is the protective nature of human fevers

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0w7L TIL that a study performed by the National Safety Council (NCS) concluded that you are 8 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than a terrorist
LkWeP TIL of a Jewish ballerina, Franceska Mann, who while stripping to go into the gas chambers, shot a German officer and wounded another.
LYV TIL Bryan Adams was approached for use of his song “Only the Strong Survive” on the Top Gun soundtrack. He did not want to be associated with a film glorifying war, so he declined permission.
KOONw TIL of the Eyre highway in Australia. With distances of up to 720km between towns and a 140km section without a single bend, the longest straight road in the world.
b9goQ TIL that for the 1999 Disney film "Tarzan", Phil Collins sang all his own songs for the Spanish, French, Italian, and German translations of the soundtrack.