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TIL: The reason Onions make you cry is because of a defense mechanism they have evolved against predatory animals which would otherwise eat them

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R7W66 TIL: 'Budgie' & 'Parakeet' can refer to the same small Australian parrot, the Budgerigar. In nature it is mostly green, in captivity blues, whites & greys are also bred
bgMN TIL there is a sect of Muslims in Iraq that prove their faith by stabbing themselves straight through the torso, believing that Allah will guide the blade to miss all internal organs.
KO9oB TIL 50% of bankruptcies are caused by health problems in the US.
4k9VN TIL the founders of Adidas (Adolf Dassler) and Puma (Rudolf Dassler) were not only rivals in business, but both were members of the Nazi Party and are brothers who had an intense sibling rivalry.
N7Kwe TIL that after his failed coup in 1923, Hitler only served eight months of his five-year sentence. This was the customary sentence for those whom the judge believed to have had honorable but misguided motives.