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TIL that 46% of the world’s population depend upon rivers originating in Tibet.

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rNKvd TIL you can get appendix stones, calcified deposits similar to bladder or kidney stones. They’re called appendicoliths.
nWeQG TIL that there is a term related to the art of hotel toilet paper folding called “toilegami”. The reason for this hotel practice: “Hotels want to give their guests…confidence that the bathroom has been cleaned (so) the maid will fold over the last piece of toilet paper. It is subtle but effective”
w9NW TIL when puppies play, young boy dogs often let the girls win, so as to entice the females to play with them.
0dbmN TIL that bee flies (Bombylius major) lay their eggs near the entrances of solitary bee nests; upon hatching, their larvae enter the nest and feed on the bee larvae.
p8oVN TIL about Silver Star recipient SFC Alwyn Cashe. SFC Cashe was injured and soaked with fuel after a complex ambush in the Iraq. He entered a burning vehicle three times and pulled six soldiers to their safety. SFC Cashe received burns on 75% of his body, injuries he eventually succumbed to.