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TIL that names of the rivers Don, Danube, Dneistr, Dneipr, Donets all come from the same Indo-European root, meaning "fluid, dewdrop"

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9X9M TIL Inspired by The Empire Strikes Back, Richard Dailey killed his horse and crawled inside the carcass to survive an Idaho storm. He found it wonderful and warm at first but later claustrophobic and grotesque. Dailey said The Revenant was pretty accurate but wondered why DiCaprio got naked.
7rJRx TIL that Czech doctors successfully delivered a baby girl 117 days after her mother had suffered a severe stroke and became brain dead. After delivery, they disconnected the mother’s life support.
epwen TIL that consumption of the Australian aquatic fern called Nardoo can cause you to starve if improperly prepared. The plant contains vast quantities of an enzyme that obliterates thiamine (vitamin B1), making your body unable to unlock energy from food, even if eating a full nutritious diet.
5Vlp TIL there are only two words that end in -gry. Angry and hungry.
GRV4 TIL that the role of Red Forman, on “That ‘70’s Show”, was originally suppose to go to Chuck Norris.