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TIL A liter of seawater typiically contains 100 billion viruses, most of which infect microorganisms

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GYWN TIL Rabbits’ hind legs are so strong that if they are not restrained properly, the rabbit can break its own back by kicking too hard
ne55B TIL of the Webb Institute, a college in New York with about 90 student that offers only one academic route, a double major in naval architecture and marine engineering.
8AjK TIL the “Asexualization Act” of 1909 gave the go-ahead for California to sterilize more than 20,000 men and women against their will
5YJbD TIL that in the early 20th century, giving birth at hospital was more dangerous than at home. Reasons appareantly include doctors not washing hands (gentelmen have clean hands), being undertrained and overusing unnecessary (and harmful) procedures just to look cooler than midwifes.
4pOR TIL A man escaped prison using a cardboard box aka Solid Snake syle