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TIL that human bones are about five times stronger than steel of the same density ! Despite being lightweight, human bones have a compressive strength of about 170 megapascals stronger than many types of steel. The femur, in particular, can support 30 times the weight of a human body.

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LQNbr TIL about "Criminal Tools". I read a "criminal tool" was used in a fishing tourney (lead weight). Chewed gum used to jam a keyhole? Criminal tool! Pen used to write a robbery note? You got it! Since this law is vaguely worded, everything is a potential Criminal Tool!
Brw7k TIL that Aladdin is set in China.
1E7r TIL that the alternative history novel “The Man in the High Castle” features a “novel within a novel”. While the actual book is about Nazis winning WWII, the in-book novel is about an alternate universe in which the Nazis lose the war.
D1Yxj TIL: From the 1500’s - 1800’s tomatoes were usually only consumed by the poor because they were considered poisonous to the rich. The high lead content of pewter silverware and plates would leech into high acidic foods when eaten causing poisoning and death.
abXN TIL that from its discovery in 1947 until 2007, there were only 14 confirmed human cases of Zika infection worldwide. In the past two years there have been an estimated 1.5 million infections in Brazil alone.