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TIL that 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive World War 2

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5Vorn TIL: William Bailey was a Harvard dropout turned salesman who promoted using radioactive radium as a cure-all. He claimed it can cure mental illness, diabetes, flus, etc. He became wealthy. He died of cancer and when his body was exhumed, it was found to be "ravaged by radiation".
J1MyB TIL Iguanas have a so-called “third eye” on the top of their heads. Known as the parietal eye, it looks like a pale scale and can't discern shapes or color—but does sense light and movement, helping iguanas anticipate predatory birds from above.
LORm TIL The US military has a secret, nearly silent type of velcro which reduces the ripping noise by over 95%
yQ1jl TIL That the bite force of an orca is nearly 5x that of a great white
JKOv TIL Queen (the band) is the only group that has had all of its members compose multiple #1 hits, so in addition to the band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, all four members have been individually inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.