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TIL that most butterfly’s depicted in art are shown as dead

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xVRr0 TIL that silica gel packets aren't poisonous. They are labeled "do not eat" because they are a choking hazard.
GYVk4 TIL During WWI, cotton was in high demand for the manufacture of uniforms and explosives. For bandages, doctors turned to using sphagnum moss. It can hold up to 22 times its own weight in liquid -- twice as absorptive as cotton. The moss is also antiseptic, making the surrounding environment acidic
W7dON TIL there's lab rat breed known as a Zucker Rat.
gr7aX TIL the word "dollar" originates from the thaler, the shortened version of the word Joachimsthaler, the silver coin currency used by the Kingdom of Bohemia minted from silver mined in the town of Joachimsthal.
M7Kpm TIL that Jonathan Yong Kim, aged 40, is an American U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, former SEAL, naval aviator, physician, and NASA astronaut.