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TIL That sickle-cell anemia protects the carrier from malaria, which is why it is seen mostly in people of African descent

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0w6yj TIL Margo Robbie learned to hold her breath for 5 minutes for Suicide Squad.
R7ZB6 TIL about Steve Rothstein, who bought a lifetime unlimited First Class American Airlines ticket for $250,000. That ticket with his flights (listed as being over 10,000) cost the company over $21,000,000. They terminated his ticket in 2008.
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.
aw79 TIL According to researchers at Newcastle University, a bacon sandwich can cure a hangover
Z814B TIL, that The Statue of Liberty was originally proposed and built to be placed on the mouth of The Suez Canal. The project was initially scrapped, after a lack of funds. And later on, sent to the USA as a gift after successful procurement of funds.