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TIL: In WWII, coconut water was temporarily used as IV fluid when saline was in short supply.

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nWoRG TIL gravity is much weaker than the other fundamental interactions that exist in nature. It is 10^38 times weaker than the strong force, 10^36 times weaker than the electromagnetic force and 10^29 times weaker than the weak force. There is no scientific consensus on why that's the case.
lob7G TIL: Despite being one of the most advanced and largest cities in the region, only 15% of the population of Dubai are actually natives, called Emiratis.
gM7J7 TIL astronomer Galileo Galilei thought Saturn’s rings were arms
9YgpQ TIL that hyena poop is bright white due to the calcium in the large amount of bones they eat.
m4Rp TIL in 1914 Henry Ford doubled his worker’s wages out of pocket, causing wages to rise competitively nation wide. He profited as sales increased now that many more Americans could afford his Model T.