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TIL that flames conduct electricity.

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b6YB9 TIL After William Harvey discovered blood pathways in 1616, people tried to use fluids such as beer, urine, milk, and non-human animal blood as a blood substitute.
b6PL0 TIL although Vietnam and China share the same calendar, the one-hour timezone difference can lead to occasional mismatches. Typically, this results in only a one-day disparity, but in 1985, the difference was so pronounced that Vietnam's Lunar New Year occurred a full month earlier than in China
XJEr TIL 1 Millihelen is the amount of beauty required to launch a single ship.
EgK07 TIL Men and women have the same number of ribs. Both typically have 24 ribs, arranged in 12 pairs. Despite the common misconception stemming from the biblical story of Adam and Eve, there is no anatomical difference in the number of ribs between the sexes.
9Y4Q TIL that the fastest object ever made was a manhole cover accidentally launched by a nuclear explosion.