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TIL that a family lived in the Siberian wilderness for over 40 years without human contact.

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nWx6P TIL that Chick-fil-A started in 1961, after founder S. Truett Cathy found a fryer that cooked chicken as quickly as a fast food burger. Chick-fil-A licensed the sandwich to 50 restaurants, including Waffle House, until 1967, when the first standalone Chick-fil-A was opened.
vPKKR TIL in 2018, a woman driving a Honda Accord was in a crash where everyone but her survived. Because a faulty Takata airbag ruptured, she was struck by bursted metal pieces, causing a 15cm by 8cm gaping wound to her left temple, a fractured skull and bruising and bleeding on her brain
Qlk TIL Because genetic determination of some coat colors in cats is linked to the X chromosome, calicoes are nearly always female.
OBee TIL that apple seeds contain 0.6mg of hydrogen cyanide per gram of seed, meaning that if a person were to eat about half of a cup of apple seeds, he or she would die of cyanide poisoning.
knmg TIL American Police killed more people in March (111) than the entire UK police have killed since 1900