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TIL there is a snake in Africa whose venom causes your blood to not only stop clotting but to come running out of every hole on your body. Its called the boomslang snake.

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nnjY TIL that black olives sold in cans are actually green olives that are treated with chemicals such as iron salt to oxidize and turn black and look ‘more attractive’.
eV7n TIL at the shooting championships in Kuwait last year, Kazakhstan won a gold medal and Borat’s Kazakhstan National Anthem was played at the ceremony
OAY7 TIL Cancún was made into a tourist destination in 1974 with the Mexican Government investing in 9 hotels. The population in 1970 was 3 people whereas the population in 2010 was 722,880.
695nl TIL Cai Lun, the inventor of paper, was a eunuch
NW76 TIL the longest period in US history where President’s without any military experience were elected was between 1909-1945; during the period with both World Wars.