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TIL Lactose Tolerance (lactase persistence) is the mutation, not the other way around

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4XeRb TIL that the Dorobo tribe of Kenya steal fresh meat from the mouths of lions. The method is thousands of years old; they find a pride that has had a fresh kill during daytime, then walk up to them while they’re feeding and cut off some meat. The lions are too startled to react and usually run away.
696BW TIL I learned early Alabamians really loved their 'cola'.
v1ZQL TIL of WW2 US Army Sgt Sylvester Antolak who charged 200 yards over coverless terrain into a German machine-gun nest, despite getting hit 3 times and standing back up after each shot. With a shattered right arm and Thompson wedged in his left arm, he captured the strongpoint.
QDXp TIL in 1740, a 16-Year-Old English Boy, having been convicted of rape and murder, was hanged by the neck for 20 minutes. After being cut down, his body was sent to be dissected when he began to show signs of life. After making a full recovery, his sentence was commuted to exile.
1ZEW TIL Burger King has a ‘BK Crown Gold Card’ which it gives out to celebrities. It is good for a lifetime of free food at any Burger King location.