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TIL that a plant named aconitum can easily kill people, be cautious while hiking

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K9ra TIL the girl from the famous 1981 Lego ad is now a 37 yo physician who owns 2 medical centers in Seattle, inspired by Lego (the gender-free Lego, not the ‘Friends’ line)
xV510 TIL 6’4” Michael Phelps legs are the same length as 5’9” marathoner Hicham El Guerrouj. It is Phelps short legs and long torso that help make him such a great swimmer.
R7MGw TIL that "Forgotten Baby Syndrome," the tragic phenomenon behind infant hot car deaths, is caused by change in routine and can happen to anyone
yVdZJ TIL that Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil could speak and write in Portuguese, Latin, French, German, English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Chinese, Occitan and the now-extinct Tupi language.
VB4Qp TIL that Elizabeth I was likely molested by her stepfather Thomas Seymour. He would forcefully tickle her, slap her butt, and at one point cut her dress ‘into a hundred pieces’. This only ended when Thomas and Elizabeth where caught alone in embrace, resulting in Elizabeth being sent away