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TIL a large portion of Asians can metabolize alcohol 10x faster due to a hyperactive enzyme, but most cannot metabolize the byproduct of enzyme, leaving flush reactions

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wGKP TIL Mao murdered 76,692,000 Chinese. This exceeds the 61,911,000 murdered by the Soviet Union 1917-1987, with Hitler far behind at 20,946,000 wiped out 1933-1945.
dDar7 TIL using camouflage, the Orchid Mantis more effectively attracts insects, its prey, then REAL orchid blossoms.
KVPa TIL: Zack Galifianakis pays the rent for an apartment for a homeless women he knew growing up. He’s also taken her to two Hangover premiers as his date.
8eP4G TIL that Haleakalā, the shield volcano forming the Hawaiian island of Maui, has erupted an average of once per 100 years for the last 1000 years, and will erupt again in the geologically near future.
JPZv TIL that a 19th century surgeon once tried to amputate a patient’s leg in under 150 seconds. In his haste, he also amputated his assistant’s fingers and slashed through the coat of a spectator. Both the patient and the assistant died of gangrene, and the spectator dropped dead of fright.