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TiL - Women used to turn their teeth black with a solution of iron filings and vinegar.

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EgVl0 TIL that only one actor has been in 2 out of the 3 films that have won 11 Oscars: Bernard Hill, who played Captain Edward Smith in Titanic (1997) and Theoden, King of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). No one is 3 for 3, either, as the third film is Ben-Hur (1959).
58mB TIL troop of 15 monkeys escaped a primate research center in Japan by using trees as catapults over a five-metre high electric fence (and afterwards were lured back with peanuts).
1aNoP TIL magpie birds in Australia regularly swoop-attack cyclists and walkers who get too close to their nests. Thousands of attacks happen annually, mostly a nuisance but also causing hundreds of injuries. In 2018, a toddler sitting in a stroller was almost blinded by a magpie attacking his face.
kOoaE Recently, a collaboration of marine researchers from eight different countries began a project called GoJelly to create an array of jellyfish-based products, including water filters, fish feed, face cream, fertilizers, and food.
y0la TIL that the Illiad and the Odyssey are just two parts out of an eight-part epic, but the other six parts have been almost entirely lost to history