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pYvBe TIL: The standard plunger isn't meant for toilets. In fact they make toilet plungers.
rM1M TIL that Rolex is a private non-profit company. Its owned by trust which is run by custodians who do not benefit finically. Rolex profit is either re-invested in the company or donated to charities in Geneva.
R7QXj TIL that woodpeckers don't get their bills stuck in trees because they can move their top and bottom bill independently thus creating a tiny space between the end of their beak and the wood.
PVRE TIL: Timothy Ray Brown revived a stem cell transplant to treat his acute myeloid leukemia in 2008. Not only did he eliminate his cancer, but he became the first person to ever be cured from HIV.
xmKB TIL: George Washington died in 1799 when doctors drained more than half of his blood to cure a sore throat.