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TIL about Dr John L. Leal, the man responsible for popularizing chlorine in our drinking water, and saving countless lives by doing so

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NXP46 TIL A camel's hump does not hold water. It actually stores fat. The camel uses it as nourishment when food is scarce. If a camel uses the fat inside the hump, the hump will become limp and droop down. With proper food and rest, the hump will return to normal.
rNKAo TIL avenue Victor Hugo in Paris, named after the famous french author, was named after him before he was dead. In fact, he lived on that avenue at that time. He would cheekily have mail addressed to him by using "Victor Hugo, en son avenue", meaning "Victor Hugo, in his avenue"
4XwYw TIL serial killer Richard Ramirez spent time in his youth with his Vietnam Veteran cousin who spoke of his love for killing, polaroids of severed heads, and taught him military tactics until the cousin shot and killed his wife in front of Ramirez. He plead insanity and was not charged.
JgYB TIL that Richard Belzer has played the same character, Detective John Munch, in many different TV shows. And since its the same Character, that means that Arrested Development is in the same universe as The X-Files.
69AMJ TIL just two of Dolly Parton’s songs (“Jolene” and “9 to 5”) gross about $6 million to $8 million per year in royalties