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TIL Bulimia is so rare outside of western countries that the first recorded case in India resulted in a scientific publication

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x6180 TIL that Bumblebees are capable of flying at altitudes higher than Mount Everest!
wowP7 TIL PFC Ralph H Johnson A US Marine was awarded the Medal Of Honor for his heroic action on March 5, 1968. While shooting the enemy from a fire hole, An enemy grenade landed in between him and his comrade. He shouted a warning before hurling himself upon the grenade. He saved the life of One Marine.
p8nNQ TIL that in 1981 the plane Steve Wozniak was piloting crashed. He suffered head injuries and amnesia but later stated that Apple II computer games are what helped him regain his memory
4k6Ga TIL Horseshoe Crabs are more closely related to scorpions and spiders than they are to true crabs
kOQL4 TIL that in the 12-13 century King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty commissioned the building of 11 massive rock-hewn Churches at Lalibela in the Western Ethiopian Highlands. They used basic tools like hammers and chisels to excavate the churches out of monolithic structures.