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TIL that patients with traumatic injuries are less likely to die in hospital if they have alcohol in their blood, and the more alcohol, the more likely they are to survive. Burn injuries are the only exception.

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GAeYJ TIL that sloths can die of starvation with a full stomach.
87O4 TIL A Ukrainian student died when his chewing gum allegedly exploded in his mouth. Supposedly, he accidentally dipped his gum into an explosive instead of his packet of citric acid. “When his relatives entered the room they saw that the lower part of the young man’s face had been blown off.”
9YoGM TIL a teenage tyrannosaurus rex would go through a growth spurt where it gained 35-45 pounds a week
Ra14 TiL that it more hygienic and environmentally friendly for men to piss in the sink.
kOkv1 TIL of Gavel, a K-9 Cadet who was fired from the Police Academy for being too friendly after months of training; he then got a new job as Vice-Regal Dog for the Office of the Governor in Queensland where he greets visitors, attends official functions, sits in on Governor's briefings