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TIL that Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian contains so much violence that it is considered "unfilmable" - a notion that McCarthy himself denies.

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45Q5 TIL in the UK if you dial 999 but can’t audibly signal the operator you can press ‘55’ to signal that you are in danger
R7vN1 TIL about Valor 1 and Valor 2. Two male bald eagles that shared a nest and a partner and have successfully raised eaglets after their partner left.
j04p TIL of a Hepatitis A outbreak at 2 Subway locations in Seattle. The staff weren’t washing their hands properly or using gloves, thus spreading infected fecal matter. One victim, a 6 yr old boy, suffered acute liver failure and required a liver transplant. He was awarded $10 million out of court.
95rX TIL that electric vehicles are so quiet that they have systems to generate artificial engine sounds for safety
yVWG8 TIL, Jumbo the elephant was not named such because of his size. Instead, Jumbo the word, meaning exceptionally large, was only introduced into the english language because of Jumbo the elephant. He was so big and so well known that his name became synonymous with size.