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TIL some Ultramarathon Runners Remove their Toenails Permanently

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Qvv9 TIL that Hunter Gatherers experienced far more leisure time and far fewer hours of work than members of modern industrial society
dDKLQ TIL In 1944, the USS Buckley engaged U-Boat U-66 in the Atlantic. The ship rammed the submarine and got stuck, and their respective crews engaged in hand to hand combat, using shell casings and coffee mugs as weapons.
ebGn TIL that Bisphenol A (BPA) was originally developed as a synthetic estrogen, prior to its use as a plasticizer
JYxGv TIL that old fire houses had towers constructed to hang the firehoses up to dry. Canvas hoses had to be dried thoroughly to avoid deterioration.
9vom TIL that the discoverer of penicillin also warned us early on about the possibility of antibiotic resistant bacteria due to misuse of antibiotics.