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TIL Africans are the only modern humans that aren’t part Neanderthal

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N7R7Q TIL under the Geneva conventions Military surgeons are required to treat wounded enemy soldiers equal to allied troops
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v1jDD TIL the bearded vulture is the only known animal whose diet consists almost entirely (70-90%) of bone. It is capable of swallowing a sheep's vertebrae whole. The bird's stomach acid has been estimated to have a pH of 1, so even large bones are digested within 24 hours.