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TIL that karats measure the parts per 24 so 24 karat gold is considered 100% gold.

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Oown1 TIL of an early variation of the jockstrap, called the "suspensory". It was developed in the 1820s as way to lift the scrotum away from the saddle. General Custer's suspensory is on display at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Museum.
E1Nx7 TIL that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) can be caused by many factors, the most alarming being childhood trauma.
QJd4d TIL that John Pierre-Adams, a French footballer, has been in a coma since 1982 due to a fault caused by an anesthesiologist during a surgery. His wife continues to care for him and refuses to consider euthanasia.
Eg1gW TIL blood type "O" is the primary blood type among the indigenous populations of the Americas, in-particular within Central and South America populations with a frequency of nearly 100%
Oo5Z6 TIL that in 1998 USA, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.