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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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J5o1 TIL when police raided a dog fighting ring in South Carolina, 8 suspects attempted to flee the scene. One of the suspects was taken into custody after one of the dogs chased him and “took him down”. The dog then escaped.
0dpv TIL Cilantro haters can’t smell the same scent cilantro lovers do, from the herb. Instead they taste unsaturated aldehydes which are present.
Y7Bwr TIL: French was the official language of England for around 300 years.
O8Qe TIL that BackStreet Boys were actually six in number. The producer and manager put himself as the 6th backstreet boy so that he could double dip and collect on the groups Royalties.
Lkx5p TIL Catherine O'Hara, Donny Osmond, and Enrique Iglesias were all born with situs inversus, meaning their internal organs are all in the mirror-opposite place of where they should be