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TIL that ferrets can die if they don't have sex.

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4Xwjg TIL a science kit called Atomic Energy Lab which included samples of radioactive elements was sold as a kids toy in 1950
w598 TIL that the American accent of the English language was actually the same as the British accent during colonization. Over time, the British accent kept changing while the American stayed almost unchanged.
DLgJ TIL around 3000BC a meteor crashed into the Indian Ocean, creating a 30km-wide crater. This caused a tsunami to hit coastal areas, including Mesopotamia, which be the origin of the flood myths (such as Noah’s Ark)
kJw6W TIL within 1 hour after using cocaine, the risk of getting a heart attack is elevated 24 times.
Grg7 TIL that sign languages vary dramatically between different countries. American Sign Language is related to French Sign Language, and signers of both can understand each other some, but British Sign Language is unintelligible to them.