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TIL the First Aid Kit was invented for railroad surgeons who needed sterile equipment to treat their construction workers.

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16v6d TIL there's a species of jellyfish that's practically immortal
grVGA Today I learned that the book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was originally going to be called "A Week with Willi the Worm", but Eric Carle's editor suggested changing the worm to a caterpillar because a caterpillar would be a more likable protagonist.
wvZY TIL the Temple University Owls mascot was chosen because Temple began as a night school for young people of limited means
MZaB TIL: Aged 64 and living in Ireland, women gets her baby pic and a letter in post explaining she’s the result of a Nazi experiment …
r7ne TIL One of the 3 Lethal Injection drugs paralyzes the prisoner. This makes their death look peaceful to onlookers, but can hide suffering.