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TIL head lice is a different species than pubic lice (crabs)

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V9yD TIL that after needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
xlEo TIL the child’s movie Tangled had a larger budget than Avatar and nearly every other movie ever
wODP TIL that in the second Matrix movie, Agent Smith’s license plate is “IS 5416”, which refers to Isaiah 54:16 from the Bible: “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.”
ADb47 TIL The word "Cappuccino" comes from the Capuchin friars of the Franciscan order of monks! The color of the espresso mixed with frothed milk was similar to the color of the Capuchin robe.
BrpOb TIL that scientists were able to predict a person's political orientation with 95 percent accuracy based solely on how their brain reacts to viewing disgusting (but non-political) images.