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TIL that Missouri was the first US state to amend wildlife conservation into its constitution in order to prevent it from being easily repealed, by a state-wide referendum. 81 years later, the model Missouri uses for wildlife conservation is still a transnational standard.

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eYD4 TIL that one of the signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence had Cerebral Palsy. He signed the document, while holding his right hand with his left, saying “My hand trembles, but my heart does not.”
D158r TIL even before the surgeon general issued his report on the dangers of tobacco, Mad Magazine went on an anti-smoking crusade ridiculing big tobacco, as agencies, and even smokers. Also before it became law, Mad Magazine's offices were smoke free and none of their content featured smoking.
N7vG6 TIL Sepsis patients often have undetectable levels of vitamin C [scurvy], compared to healthy patients. Animals produce increased levels when they are stressed, but humans are unable to make vitamin C. Doctors are using intravenous vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine to treat sepsis.
OGoVR TIL that small talk isn't part of the Finnish culture, foreign language teachers often have to introduce their students to this concept.
rRWme TIL about Roselle, a seeing-eye dog that led her blind owner, Michael Hingson, down 1,463 steps from the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. Dog and owner exited just before the South Tower collapsed, and both survived.