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TIL That Pygmies Have a Life Expectancy of Only 16-24 Years

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j6XLn TIL that in 1965, a fire broke out in a Titan II ICBM silo, killing 53 workers. In 1980, this same missile exploded while in its new silo, blowing the 740 ton silo door off and ejecting the missle and its 9 megaton nuclear warhead
78Ydr TIL the Scottish town of Stenhousemuir once boasted a unique example of an intact Roman temple. However, it was destroyed in 1743 because the local landowner needed stone to build a dam with.
m1DMy TIL horned lizards have a bizarre but effective defense mechanism—they can squirt streams of blood from the corners of their eyes, aiming it directly at predators like coyotes. This sudden burst of blood contains chemicals that taste foul and can cause nausea or confusion in the attacker.
KYKoE TIL people have consumed corn silk to treat gonorhea and to make children stop urinating on their beds
nePxb TIL Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old "chewing gum."