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TIL there are giant human sized Salamanders in Japan that can grow up to 6 ft!

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Y7mQv TIL Texas is the only state to have fought two civil wars to protect slavery
neYd9 TIL that tattoos can be non-vegan, because they use bone char, gelatin, glycerin and shellac in their inks.
rNOQe TIL If people focus strongly on their goals, their Reticular Activating System (RAS) in the brainstem is actively working to provide them with specific information, facts, individuals who can assist, and opportunities to help achieve their goals.
oRVlr TIL the US government allowed a Hungarian priest to live in the US embassy in Budapest from 1956 to 1971, where he was fully protected from the Red Army who wanted his head. He never left the building once in 15 years.
neKgW TIL that Linus Pauling, the extremely smart scientist who claimed Vitamin C would treat the common cold, prolong your life, and cure cancer, died in 1994 due to prostate cancer, a disease that he said vitamins would cure.