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TIL that the South Park Movie holds the Guinness World Record for “Most Swearing in an Animated Film” 399 profane words, including 144 uses of fuck

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XEykD TIL about Aleen Cust, the first woman veterinary surgeon in the UK and Ireland. She practiced as a vet for 25 years before she was officially recognised by the RCVS. During this time, she owned her own practice and volunteered at the front lines of WWII treating horses
mxg4O TIL that blindsight is a specific form of blindness that allows people to respond to visual stimuli in their environment despite not being able to consciously see anything.
wLWPY TIL that Eminem and Elton John have been close friends for two decades
16GvV TIL that there was a real "Lord of the Flies" when six boys were shipwrecked on a island for 15 months
V0WD TIL that in an effort to reduce childhood obesity, Belgium substituted beer for soft drinks in school lunches