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TIL Gila Monster venom contains compounds structurally similar to the active ingredient in Ozempic, and this discovery directly lead to the development of all Semiglutide based medications

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4kod6 TIL Old Sarum, an unhabited hamlet, was represented in the English and later British Parliament until 1832
MvN7 TIL the Soviet Union still has an active internet domain suffix in operation, .su. It has since become a haven for cybercriminals and dark net users, as well as for the Donetsk People’s Republic
d0jQ TIL When a frog swallows its prey, it blinks, which pushes its eyeballs down on top of the mouth to help push the food down its throat.
jjLn TIL: 15% of snails survive after being eaten by birds
e0lm6 TIL Between 1920 and 2000 the man hours required to produce a ton of steel reduced by a factor of 1000.