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TIL Cavalry (horses) and Calvary (site of crucifixion) are different word with distinct meanings

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nMno TIL that many mistakenly believe that suicide by overdosing on Paracetamol renders them unconscious before death ensues, when in fact it is a lengthy and very painful process that could take up to a week.
PYWKG TIL Joseph Mazzello, the boy from "Jurassic Park", was originally going to be the robot boy David in the Stanley Kubrick directed version of "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence".
D1Voe TIL despite what Bugs Bunny cartoons tell us, carrots are like candy to rabbits and should only be fed as an occasional treat only to them; having too much can result in obesity
N7bBQ TIL that engineers have developed a ‘plastic’ which biodegrades in a month and won’t cause choking if eaten.
bm4N TIL each older brother increases a man’s odds of having a homosexual orientation by 28–48%. This only applies for right-handed men.