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TIL that human eggs cells are large enough to see without a microscope!

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ne7od TIL of one of the most inaccurately named men in history: Charles Coward. While in German captivity, he traded clothes with a Jewish inmate so he could report to the British on what was happening in Auschwitz, and later testifyed in Nuremberg.
jNKyE TIL because regular air is toxic at high pressures, deep sea divers live on a mix of helium and oxygen, meaning they live and speak with a squeaky helium voice for around a month while working.
eDAJ TIL that an award winning middle schoolers science project showed that on average 70% of the time ice from fast food restraunts is dirtier than toilet water
YpDZA TIL Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Amélie, was deeply opposed to the musical adaption of his movie, but eventually sold the rights of the film for the piece to donate money to the Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque (Cardiac Surgery Patronage), which sponsors operations for needy children around the world
oB6NW TIL similar to the Komodo Dragon, a Human's bite can cause permanent bone and tissue damage by way of infection due to the bacteria that lives in the mouth