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TIL that honey could kill a baby because of Botulism spores that release toxins causing muscle weakness and breathing issues. Adults don't have the same risk as the stomach acid is strong enough to kill the spores.

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LBad T.I.L. that a 61yr. old U.S. Navy vet Michael Boatwright was found unconscious in a motel room. When he woke up he only spoke Swedish instead of his native language English. He also insisted that he was a swede named Johan Ek and threw up when he saw his own reflection, in a state of confusion.
OAWe TIL Humans are capable of using the same principles of echolocation that bats, dolphins, and whales use to navigate their surrounds; One of the better-known demonstrators of this phenomenon is Daniel Kish, a man who can ride a bicycle and hike in the wilderness despite having no eyes at all
OG6mL TIL Since the brown treesnake has no natural predators or other controls on Guam, it multiplied rapidly and has virtually wiped out Guam’s native forest birds. The snakes also crawl on electrical lines and cause expensive power outages and electrical damage.
jNd9p TIL Mexico’s presidential palace is 14 times larger than the White House and opened its doors to visitors for the first time in 2018
b9bj0 TIL that only 2 songs sung by villains have been nominated by the Academy for best song: “Mean Green Mother from Outer Space” from Little Shop of Horrors and “Blame Canada” from the South Park movie. “Mean Green” was also the first with profanity to be nominated.