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TIL 1 in 5,000 babies are born without an anus opening.

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MZoK TIL A father and son team designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge. The father died from tetanus after injuring himself during the initial planning and the son was paralyzed by the bends while digging the underwater foundation.
GYMMJ TIL the last person to ever be executed in Western Europe was killed by GUILLOTINE of all things. Hamida Djandoubi was beheaded in France in 1977.
axOM TIL that When the dominant male in a troop of gorillas dies or is killed, then the troop will go their separate ways and find new groups to be a part of. However, if a younger male challenges the leader and wins then he becomes the new leader and the troop stays intact.
5bY8 TIL birds don’t have the same biochemical pain pathway for spicyness as mammals so they don’t suffer at all from capsaicin
e8Ng TIL the Emperor of Japan isn’t allowed to eat Fugu (pufferfish) for his own safety.