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TIL men fall in love faster than women

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78nN7 TIL during the last year of his life Jim Morrison would drink 3 bottles of whiskey per day
wLWJW TIL that sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes while underwater
wLbA8 TIL: Smallpox inoculation had been practiced in China, India, Turkey, and East and West Africa, starting as early as 1000 AD. The procedure involved exposing a small wound to pus from the sores of an infected person, to cause a limited infection, which would then provide lifelong immunity.
X0vDj TIL about the "Judas Wolf technique". This involves capturing a wolf in a net and putting a radio collar on it to lead government-contracted shooters back to its pack so they can be killed.
ewQn TIL in 1980 16 stranded and frozen Danish fishermen were rescued and after being given a warm drink all 16 dropped dead from constricted capillaries reopening almost all at once, causing a sudden drop in blood pressure.