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TIL Vampire bats sometimes make blood donations to other bats in the group to combat starvation

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pD0A TIL as Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger delayed telling President Richard Nixon about the start of the Yom Kippur War in 1973 to keep him from interfering
kOyo4 TIL that while men only need 8mg of iron a day, women need about 18mg a day. This is to compensate for the amount of iron women lose during menstruation. About 1mg of iron is lost for each day of a women's period.
neAmP TIL that US Olympic gold medalists pay almost $10,000 in taxes for each gold medal they win.
Ng5Q TIL, the youngest soldier to be killed in action in the Vietnam War, Dan Bullock was 15 years old
nWG5d TIL that certain mammels like weasels seasonally shrink their skull and brain to reduce heat loss during winter