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TIL from my dentist that students practice local anesthetic on each other

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woMV6 TIL the Call of Duty video game franchise has had the #1 best-selling game in the US by dollar sales every year from 2008-2024 except for Grand Theft Auto V in 2013, Red Dead Redemption II in 2018, and Hogwarts Legacy in 2023.
nBjP TIL that a member of metal band ‘Pig Destroyer’ created a side project with a parrot as the lead vocalist. They had 3 EPs.
0dZPM TIL The Earliest Known Use of Rubber Dates Back to Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations of the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec. They used the sap of rubber trees to make a variety of products, including balls for a ball game and waterproof coats.
rRGx1 TIL that Farsi (Persian) is a completely gender neutral language with no distinction between he and she او.
4k4LR TIL during the WW2 there were a secret hospital for 120 partisans in Slovenia, hidden in the forest behind a torrent, that remained secret for over 2 years that, despite fervent attempts by enemy forces-Nazi, it was never discovered. Now it’s a museum candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site