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TIL Of the 1,213 warships involved in D-Day, only 200 were American and 892 were British; of the 4,126 landing craft involved, 805 were American and 3,261 were British

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awd5J TIL Sloths only poop once a week, and when they do they lose up to 1/5th of their body weight. Pooping for sloths is also responsible for 50% of their deaths, as being down on the ground is a vulnerable time for them. Overall, the entire trip to poop uses 8% of their daily energy needs.
LkD40 TIL - Shirley Temple was among the highest profile advocates about breast cancer awareness. In 1972 it was common for doctors not to tell women their diagnosis and to initiate mastectomy without their knowledge or consent because they were thought unable to deal with the news of their affliction.
9YK9X TIL that human subjects have been shown to grossly underestimate exponential growth. "Neither special instructions about the nature of exponential growth nor daily experience with growth processes enhanced the extrapolations."
MeaYb TIL there are two competing symbols of medicine in the US: the Rod of Asclepius (a staff with a single snake coiled around it) and the Caduceus (with two snakes and a pair of wings). The two are completely unrelated ancient symbols.
k907 TIL: Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory was financed by the Quaker Oats company to sell their real-life Wonka Bar. The bar was taken off shelves after a few months due to problems with its formula, but the film went on to become a cult classic.