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TIL the brains of cockroaches carry some serious antibiotics, strong enough to slaughter bacteria that have evolved resistance to the hospital antibiotics we humans use

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ep6xk TIL diabolical ironclad beetle - this beetle has one of the strongest exoskeletons of any insect, allowing it to withstand forces up to 39,000 times its body weight!
x6XN5 TIL there is no such thing as "Nitrate free" bacon or other preserved meat. If they claim this they probably substitute Celery Salt which has sodium nitrate as well and can cause cancer all the same.
loYgA TIL the University of Montreal attempted to conduct a study in 2009 on male pornography consumption but was unable to put together a control group because they were unable to find men who had never watched porn
9w0GQ TIL the Canadians once invented a flying saucer during the cold war
v1XaK TIL in 1971 Sean Connery vowed he would never play the role of James Bond again. 12 years later he went on to star in one more James Bond movie where the producers then changed the title to be “Never Say Never Again”.