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TIL: Honey can be used for healing wounds

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ODLe TIL Amazon and Congo were likely one river before Africa and S.America drifted apart.
kPx5 TIL The combination of an exclamation point and question mark is an interrobang. (‽)
awEML TIL about Angus Barbieri who holds the longest fast record, he fasted for 382 days. He lived on tea, coffee, soda water and vitamins. He lost 276 pounds (125 kg).
4XMga TIL synthetic shampoos weren't invented until the 1930s, with frequent/daily shampooing only becoming the norm in the 1970s and 1980s.
kO5P7 TIL Viking smiths used the bones of their dead ancestors and slain animals to strengthen their swords, hoping to transfer the spirit into their blades. This DID strengthen their swords though because the carbon in bones combined with iron led to the formation of a primitive form of steel.