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TIL there is still someone in the US living in an iron lung

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0pN1 TIL that Jonathan Hyde, famous for playing British roles in Jumanji, Titanic, The Mummy, and Richie Rich, is actually Australian.
BgmMy TIL In WW2 Germany built an underground fortress in France to fire V-3 superguns at London. The artillery had a range of 103 miles and the potential to fire at 60 rounds a hour.
Xr4Q TIL that larger birds such as geese fly in “V ” formation, because the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. Also, the geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
nWxJb TIL fleas need to consume blood for maturation of the ovaries in females and the dissolution of the testicular plug in males. However, a blood-only diets allow only 12% of larvae to mature, whereas blood and yeast or dog chow diets allow almost all larvae to mature.
OGva7 TIL scientists measure the quality of nasal spray treatments using a Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT) score.