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TIL Charles Drew, the inventor of the “blood bank” and pioneer of successful blood transfusions, died during a failed blood transfusion after a car accident

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4XRDR TIL Pets can be allergic to human especially cats, just like we can be allergic to them.
VMKrm TIL: Honey bees keep their hives at a constant temperature around 33C. If its too cold they generate heat by flexing their muscles, and if its too hot then they vent hot air by fanning their wings
VBYVQ TIL "Twilight zone" refers to the part of a cave that receives a small amount of light.
Q0Ga TIL Robert Ballard’s mission to find the Titanic, was actually a secret Cold War mission to find and investigate wrecked nuclear submarines Thresher and Scorpion. They finished earlier, so they spent the extra time looking for the Titanic and found it.
LkZZp TIL that cheese is the most stolen food in the world. 4% of global cheese supply is stolen every year