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TIL the drug protamine, which is an antidote for heparin, comes from salmon sperm.

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GANW7 TIL due to variances in Earth's orbit, in the northern hemisphere the day with the earliest sunset IS NOT December 21st. In fact in USA it occurs in early December and varies +/-2 weeks depending on your location
6EQYX TIL When President Harry S. Truman visited Disneyland in 1957, he refused to come aboard the popular Dumbo attraction. Truman, a Democrat, didn’t want to be seen riding in the symbol of the Republican Party.
jNJRv TIL Kenny G's 1989 recording "Going Home", is China's unofficial national closing song for businesses such as food courts, outdoor markets, health clubs, shopping mall, and train stations.
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