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TIL that cats are unable to taste sweet flavors, and are the only mammal that cannot do so.

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vr0r TIL of Dr. Jerri Nielsen, a doctor stationed at the South Pole who diagnosed, biopsied and treated her own breast cancer during the overwinter period when the crew is normally isolated from the outside world. In complete darkness, medical equipment had to be airdropped from military aircraft.
0wJ5 TIL that in 2050, there might be a Japanese elevator to space
l7lya TIL that gelatin is obtained by boiling cattle and pig carcasses.
DQ4yD TIL that the modern doorknob was invented in 1878 by 16 year old African American inventor Osbourn Dorsey
DQVQp TIL in 1871, US forces attacked Korea over trade and diplomatic tensions, resulting in over 240 Korean casualties