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TIL that the reason pineapple often stings your mouth is because it contains flesh-eating enzymes that digest your mouth.

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Bl7d TIL the leader of the US nuclear regulatory agency is Mr. Burns
rRlVd TIL that plants don't die from cancer because plant cells can recreate any cell type the plant needs (unlike animal cells) so they replace dead cells & tissues easily. Also mutated plant cells are usually not able to spread to other parts of a plant due to rigid interconnecting cell walls
GxwJ TIL When nonpregnant people are asked if they would have a termination if their fetus tested positive for down syndrome 23–33% said yes. When women who screened positive are asked, 89–97% say yes
VNPZ TIL Elephants make friends, bury their dead, travel for ‘funerals’, speak to each other, and show extreme intelligence.
rRVa1 TIL that typhoons saved 13th century Japan from invasion.