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TIL that being in space can cause anemia.

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rNRLe TIL about Borneo’s enigmatic diamond deposits and how scientists believe some of them come from the split off from Australia
edW6 TIL a pilot and copilot must eat different meals to minimize food related illnesses compromising the flight
7rnZO TIL that the bank HSBC laundered so much drug money that the Mexican cartels moved their cash in boxes designed to match the dimensions of HSBC's teller windows.
b9d5E TIL Tree DNA was used in US federal court to connect a log poacher to the stump of the tree he illegally cut down and that now volunteers are working on creating tree DNA databases for future prosecutions.
6EnXJ TIL King Henry I of England (1068-1135) consented to the blinding and mutilation of his own granddaughters in order to punish his rebellious daughter.