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TIL that Gatorade is similar in composition to a medical rehydration solution.

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LQx40 TIL that if a woman with a negative blood type is pregnant with a baby with a positive blood type, and it's the mother's second or subsequent pregnancy. Her body will develop antibodies that will fight the baby as if it were an infection.
WMYd TIL Smedley Butler earned 2 Medals of Honor but said of his military career “…I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers.”
A7Pg TIL violent crime in the US has actually dropped 15% in the past 10 years.
n5e9 TIL Tarantulas and other spiders lack leg extending muscles, and rely on the blood pressure spike from a heartbeat to ‘reinflate’ the leg back to its extended position. This is why spiders curl up when they die.
9eXr TIL that President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”