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TIL that coconut water is not only sterile, but so perfectly isotonic to human blood that it is used as an IV fluid replacement for normal saline.

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woOxE TIL about Jimi Heselden, who purchased Segway in 2009. 9 months later he fell into a river while riding a Segway and died.
7jnx TIL the pirate Hayreddin “Red beard” Barbarossa (1478-1546) was exiled from so many countries that he ended up starting his own country (Regency of Algiers) with the blessing of The Ottoman Empire which became present day Algeria, Tunisia and parts of Morocco.
dDeZr TIL about Sunflower Syndrome - a rare form of pediatric photosensitive epilepsy. The child is attracted to the sun (heliotropism) or a bright light, wave their hand in front of their eyes to create a strobe and trigger seizure activity with lapses in consciousness and often a feeling of relief.
DYDJ TIL the Puya Chilensis plant of Chile entangles sheep and birds with spines on its leaves, starving them to death, and then absorbs nutrients as the animals decompose nearby.
nWl4o TIL that the value of all the world’s real estate is about $327 trillion, which is almost four times more than global GDP.