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TIL, humans develop as an anus first before developing the mouth.

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YZ7 TIL there was one US Congress member killed in the line of duty, Leo Ryan. He was gunned down while attempting to help families escape Peoples Temple right before the Jonestown Massacre.
aXk9 TIL that when the original Scooby-Doo series was created by 1969, a young voice actor named Frank Welker was cast as Fred in his very first voice role. He later became one of the highest grossing actors of all time, and still voices Fred nearly 50 years later.
QJOg9 TIL that in 1937 a massive demand for sulfa, the first and only effective broad-spectrum antibiotic available before penicillin, and nonexistent testing requirements led to a mass poisoning with over 100 deaths. This led to the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in 1938.
6E8BY TIL Many cities enacted anti-spitting laws, that are still technically enforceable today, to combat tuberculosis in the 1800-1900’s which was killing more people than any other disease at the time.
xX6o TIL wild monkeys can be seen on the Silver River in Florida.