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TIL the Death Valley Germans were referenced in Cars (2006)

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r7gy TIL humans have a relatively low level of genetic variation because we are all descendants of ~10,000 humans that survived a massive extinction event ~70,000 years ago. One tribe y'all.
ZeDG TIL death row inmate, Hank Skinner was transported to his execution room, and even finished his “final meal” before news broke of a rare Supreme Court reprieve, just minutes before his scheduled execution. He awaits hearing results.
nejZb TIL Australian doctor Barry Marshall was mocked by physicians of his time when he hypothesized that the bacterial species H. pylori can cause stomach ulcers. To prove his hypothesis, he drank cultured H. pylori and developed stomach ulcers as a result. He later received the Nobel Prize in 2005.
QJApp TIL a Chinese woman was bitten by a Pit viper 3 months after stuffing the snake into a bottle of wine, in order to make a traditional Chinese medicine called Snake Wine. She opened the bottle to drink some after suffering from joint pain, the snake escaped, biting her in the process.
neALb TIL Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra had matching pinkie rings Frank had made for them. Dean never took his off.