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TIL that The Majority of Millennials Have $1,000 or Less in Savings

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neoeo TIL that in the 17th century, lacking chemical tests (and knowledge of disease transmission), Italian physician and autopsy pioneer Antonio Valsalva sometimes tasted the fluids he encountered in cadavers in an effort to better characterize them. "Gangrenous pus does not taste good," he wrote.
Bkax TIL the current Queen of England has ruled the UK for over 25% of the time the United States has been a country.
wL0eM TIL that Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay "Fart Proudly" which suggested scientists develop a drug to render farts "not only inoffensive, but agreeable as Perfumes"
r850 TIL that the lyrics to the “Spider-Pig” song in The Simpsons Movie were written by 12 people
xVGnk TIL: In UK the maximum amount of airtime allowed for TV commercials is 12 minutes for any particular clock hour