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TIL that rationing improved the health of British people during WWII because they ate a more varied diet with less fat and sugar

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DQYLv TIL there’s a parasite that makes rats attracted to cat urine so they get eaten and the parasite goes into the cat, its preferred host
wopMY TIL that In order to avoid being recognized by a previous master, Harriet Tubman once pretended to read a newspaper while traveling by train. The man disregarded the black woman reading on the train since he was aware that Harriet was illiterate.
MNGK TIL a UCLA student went to Libya to fight with the rebels for, what he describes as, a ‘sick’ summer break
pBRO TIL that camels don’t store water in their humps. They store fat, and tapping those reserves actually causes a net loss of hydration. They can survive for so long in the desert because of their ovular blood cells, relatively dry urine and feces, and nostrils that recycle water vapor
N7DjE TIL ants nurse their wounded comrades after a raid. And if they deem themselves too deeply wounded they'll refuse treatment so they can tend to other ants with higher chances of survival.