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TIL Canada has a free 24-hour phone number for any medical questions that anyone can call if they’re not sure they should see a doctor

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jJ7Q TIL that aerial dogfights used to be pilots shooting at each other with pistols and throwing bricks
m81o TIL Black Widow females rarely eat the male after mating, the misconception comes from labs where the male is trapped in the same cage as the female.
dD0GK TIL about Ratatoskr a squirrel in Old Norse mythology who runs up and down the world tree Yggdrasil to carry messages (mostly insults) between the eagles perched atop Yggdrasil, and the serpent Níðhöggr.
dDYYE TIL that when 13-year-old Ryan White got AIDS from a blood donor in 1984, he was banned from returning to school by a petition signed by 117 parents. An auction was held to keep him out, a newspaper supporting him got death threats, and his family left town when a gun was fired through their window.
VB0BD TIL that an XY genetic male was born with a womb, and was able to give birth to twins