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TIL that Great White Sharks are not actually apex predators as they are preyed upon by orcas

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axBy TIL none of the ~35 people killed in the Salem Witch Trials died from burning at the stake. 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death, all others died in jail.
bGO4 TIL that the part of a drinking fountain that sticks up behind the spout is there to keep you from wrapping your lips around the spout.
5jGD TIL : 30 years ago you had 17 minutes to escape a house fire. Today, it’s down to 3-4 minutes
4XVJ TIL If a set of identical twin women married a set of identical twin men and subsequently had kids, their children would genetically be siblings
b95nj TIL People with arteriosclerosis have pimple-like growths, called plaques, inside their artery walls. These pimples are stuffed with a kind of pus. When a large, ugly yellow plaque pops open, it attracts red blood cells that form a clot, blocking the artery and causing a heart attack or stroke.