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TIL that spider silk is pound for pound stronger than steel, but not as strong as Kevlar.

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GY0Qg TIL that NFL QB Drew Bledsoe sheared a blood vessel from a hit. He most likely would have died but a team doctor caught it before he went home. The case is now taught to med students as a reason to not “jump to conclusions”. Bledsoe was replaced by a young QB named Tom Brady, his first game.
oRp5A TIL about Strongheart, a male German shepherd who was one of the earliest canine movie stars. Originally trained as a police dog, Strongheart served in the German Red Cross during World War I. Tragically he was burnt in an accident with a hot studio light, dying at age 11 on June 24, 1929.
DQ4Zg TIL: On July 23, 2013 Matt Dyer a lawyer from Maine was mauled by a polar bear on a hiking trip in Torngat Mountains National Park and luckily survived. Despite all that, a year later Dyer was back at the location of the attack.
w0b7 TIL that even though Froot Loops are different colors they are all the same flavor
Z8V8Y TIL The egg cell is the biggest cell in the human body and the sperm cell is the smallest