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neLJd TIL of Prince Frederick (1707-1751), the heir apparent to the British throne, who died at the age of 44. His cause of death was historically attributed to a burst lung abscess, caused by blunt force trauma to the chest delivered by a cricket ball.
xVy6o TIL captive bred Poison Dart Frogs are not toxic because of their diet.
GAL0Q TIL The remains of a complete male A. dirus (Dire Wolf) are sometimes easy to identify compared to other Canis specimens because the baculum (penis bone) of the dire wolf is very different from that of all other living canids.
yVZrw TIL that readiness potentials are a kind electroencephalogram signal that appears before the intention to perform actions, so they were thought to predict awareness of voluntary movement. But this recent study have found them also before the partecipants decided not to move.
b98GZ TIL that 10% of drinkers consume over 50% of the alcohol.