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TIL that “only” 20 people have been boiled alive in Yellowstone National Park.

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ADm5o TIL that fish can have Depression
kJARg TIL that before the raid of Osama Bin Laden in 2011, two 1:1 scaled versions of his Pakistani compound were built in the US, for SEALs to practice their raid on. The elevation of these test compounds was also built to be at the same level, to test the affect it would have on the raid helicopters.
VBAa4 TIL that in 1958, FIFA introduced a rule requiring teams to play in order to qualify for the World Cup, prompted by Israel's qualification due to forfeits by all their opponents
pYWXp TIL the medical research surrounding having people’s gender not matching their genetic markers has been occurring for a very long time. Genetically born males who cannot process androgens such as testosterone and grow up female because medically it was the best outcome. Many didn’t even know.
8wDa TIL pumpkin seeds have quite a bit of tryptophan, and may help with anxiety disorders.