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TIL that at any given second there is a body-wide war being fought amongst germs in your body.

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N7Xe8 TIL that the US Navy traditionally named ammunition ships after volcanoes or words relating to fire and explosions
y6Ml TIL the word “blizzard” has a specific, technical definition. The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a snowstorm with sustained 35 mph (56 kph) winds with visibility under ¼ mile (400m) lasting at least three hours.
mKvx TIL: Before alarm clocks there were ‘knocker-ups’ in Britain and Ireland who went knocking door to door with a large stick.
KYLb4 TIL the city of Guangzhou, China, is also known as 'City of the Five Rams', from the five stones at the old Temple of the Five Immortals, which are said to have been the sheep or goats ridden by the Taoist culture heroes credited with introducing rice cultivation to the area.
nebaB TIL that blue bananas exist, and they taste like vanilla