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TIL Karl P. Schmidt, a herpetologist, was bitten by a snake while he was examining it. Schmidt did not seek medical attention and went on to document the effects of venom in his journal. He was pronounced dead 24 hours later. His kidneys, lungs, brain, heart and eyes had bled excessively.

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WkoQA TIL in World War I, deep fried potato batons were popular among American soldiers stationed in Belgian after they were served to the British for their love of chips. As, the language locally and of the Belgian Army at the time was French, they thought they were in France naming them ‘French fries’.
V0pZ TIL there is a species of parrot that lives in New Zealand that is nocturnal and resembles a fat green chicken. It often lives up to 95 years, with some living to 120.
e0yDJ TIL Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong, known as Ms.Park in Parasite, starred in a sex comedy when most young Korean actresses stay away from nude scenes as much as possible. Despite the collective concerns that she was "going nude too often," she chose another period thriller with explicit sex scenes
NO1b TIL that in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, residents of Sendai received 10-30 seconds and Tokyo 60 seconds warning from Japan’s Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system before the major seismic waves hit. Alerts pushed to cellphones, TV broadcasts and web pages around the country.
M11V TIL that according to the UN, only 64% (4.5b/7b) of the world’s population has access to a toilet, while 86% (6b/7b) has access to a mobile phone.