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TIL that “Human and Animal blood” make up 1.3% of total US exports. Exports of blood bring in $18.9 billion of revenue.

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j6ovn TIL Isaac Newton was also a member of the Parliament of England for Cambridge University in 1689 and 1701, but according to some accounts, his only comments were to complain about a cold draught in the chamber and request that the window be closed
Oo777 TIL 101 year old Lester L. Wolff is the oldest living former U.S Representative. Wolff was born on January 4th, 1919 & served as a Democratic representative from New York’s 3rd & later 6th District from 1965-1981.
bxk4 TIL that the Isareli airline El Al has an onboard anti-aircraft missile system equipped in their planes. They are the only airline that places its cargo in a decompression chamber before take-off.
LQ0WV TIL that one of the first recorded black people in Britain was named ‘Reasonable Blackman’ (1579–1592)
oRloA TIL about a black Alaskan wolf named Romeo who loved to play with dogs, was friendly with humans, got killed by poachers who got a slap on the wrist thanks to Alaska’s lax laws on killing wolves, and is on display at a permanent exhibit at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau