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TIL the last year the United States went without any deaths in a school shooting was 1981

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Y76Kd TIL Orville Wright's final flight was in a plane whose wingspan exceeded the length of his original flight.
e0yWg TIL Frederick Banting discovered insulin in 1923, he refused to put his name on the patent. He felt it was unethical for a doctor to profit from a discovery that would save lives. Banting's co-inventors, James Collip and Charles Best, sold the insulin patent to the University of Toronto for $1
e09A5 TIL Cows lick each other on the face and neck to say hello.
GAy81 TIL the male common rain frog is much smaller than his female counterpart so they mutually secrete a glue like substance to hold them together for reproduction. This glue can hold them together for days to months.
b9YL7 TIL there is a functional link between syphilis and the popularity of codpieces in the 1500s. Syphilis showed up in Europe in 1494 shortly after Columbus returned and codpieces appeared around 1500. The codpiece protected the penis, held medicinal ointments and protected stylish clothing.