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TIL da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ most likely had a groin disorder (Inguinal hernia)

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Oo5lX TIL that for every one bird killed by wind turbines in the U.S. there are 4,000 to 17,000 killed by cats.
nWPE7 TIL In 1559 King Henry II of France's life was claimed in a jousting accident. This incident immediately ended the practice of jousting for sport among monarchs.
V8gm TIL that the Spanish flu killed more people than both world wars combined
Y7akA TIL that catnip does not affect all cats because catnip sensitivity is an inherited genetic trait. Kittens that have the trait for catnip sensitivity will be affected at around 3 months old.
e5gD TIL Weezer’s second album ‘Pinkerton’ was voted the 3rd worst album of the year by Rolling Stone readers in 1996. Six years later it was voted the 16th best album of all time.