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TIL scientists found a medieval salve made out of wine, garlic, onion and oxgall which must be put in a brass vessel for nine nights to become an antibiotic that is potent against MRSA.

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EA4V TIL if a male donkey is crossed with a female horse they produce a mule, but if you cross a male horse with a female donkey the offspring is a hinny.
WkPWN TIL In 1999 Pope John Paul II released an album. It had entirely original compositions and reached #175 on the billboard charts
XevP TIL male water striders blackmail females into having sex by threatening to call predators
x65J7 TIL that Canada produced over 800,000 military trucks during WW2, more than Germany, Italy & Japan combined. In 1945 the Canadian Army had 1 vehicle for every 3 soldiers (the US Army had 1 for 7), making it the most mobile army on earth.
yQbe8 TIL that Rebecca Burger, a 33 year old fitness blogger, died after a pressurized canister of whipped cream exploded and struck her in the chest