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TIL that the blood of eels is more poisonous than some snake venom, but cooking or digesting the blood renders it harmless.

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mxREx TIL that the Coolidge effect is a biological phenomenon seen in animals, whereby males exhibit renewed sexual interest whenever a new female is introduced to have sex with, even after cessation of sex with prior but still available sexual partners. It is named after President Calvin Coolidge.
ADOda TIL Donnie Darko was filmed in 28 days which, coincidentally, virtually matches the time that transpired in the film. The movie took place between October 2nd, 1988 to the weekend party scene before Halloween on October 31st, 1988.
D1wgD TIL that after being shot in a failed assassination attempt in 1981, President Ronald Reagan's first remark to the First Lady was "Honey, I forgot to duck" a reference to a one-liner used by boxer Jack Dempsey after he lost his heavyweight title.
MZbm TIL that there is a complete ban on women, and even female animals, entering the peninsula of Mount Athos in Greece, due to the peninsula being home to 20 monasteries
NlW6 TIL of the almost 200 current member states of the United Nations, the British have, at some point in history, invaded and established a military presence in 171 of them.