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TIL Humans can survive indefinitely on a diet of just potatoes and butter

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p5D8 TIL That adult elephants will actively try to kill lion cubs in a kind of retaliation since adult lions are the only animal to prey on elephant calves.
e0ZNL TIL of Sarah Ann Henley, who survived a 75-metre jump because her billowing skirt slowed her fall.
QNGwX TIL about “Dancing Mania”, a social phenomenon in Europe which involved outbreaks of up to thousands of people dancing erratically. Participants suddenly became violent at the color red, and would sometimes dance for days, or even to death.
P9xJ TIL if you search “do the harlem shake” on Youtube, you get a cool surprise thanks to Google
dND8 TIL that eating and drinking in the chamber of the British parliament are both strictly prohibited. The sole exception is for the Chancellor of the Exchequer who is allowed an alcoholic drink when delivering the Budget statement.