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TIL that my frequent "coldsores" have actually been a condition called angular cheilitis

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DQQ8j TIL that killer whales/orcas are the apex predator of the ocean, not great white sharks.
b6e9Z TIL the concept of seven sisters in Greek mythology persisted in various forms and is echoed in different civilizations and cultures. There was even a group of law firms dubbed 'the seven sisters'
GJQE TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred in 1683 at the battle of Vienna. Lead by the Polish King, 20,000 Polish and German Knights charged the Ottoman army, breaking their lines and causing the ottomans to retreat in defeat. The battle marked the end of Ottoman expansion into Europe.
RkZ4 TIL a Salvadoran consul saved up to 40,000 people from the Nazis by giving them fake identity papers. Barely anybody has heard of him.
4k6dw TIL that the X-Patents were patents issued from July of 1790 to July of 1836, all of which were destroyed in a fire. No copies were kept at the time, leaving only the inventors’ copies to reconstruct the entire collection