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TIL The Nazis used tickling as a form of torture

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mbLR TIL avg height in US has leveled off since the late 60s compared to northern EU nations, scientists posit that one factor is greater access to nutrition and health in socialized advanced eu nations.
MZQb TIL that dandelions can be used to produce rubber. Car tires made from dandelions are in development.
6E1Mw TIL that a retired teacher who had been having problems breathing for several months, after visiting doctor, found out that there was a pea plant growing in the lung.
X0vLE TIL: Oral ingestion of Visine warrants immediate medical attention or a call to a poison control center
PYQ4J TIL the classic Peanuts football gag ended on October 24, 1999. In the final strip, Rerun held the football instead of Lucy and whether or not Charlie Brown kicked the football was never revealed.