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TIL Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" was originally written for TLC

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ne4RG TIL of the Memorial Chamber in Canada’s Peace Tower. The name of every Canadian soldier killed is inscribed in one of several books on display. Each day, at precisely 11am, the pages are turned so that every name is visible at least once per year.
oBa7 TIL that “no one has actually ever found a real pirate’s buried treasure map.”
kJka7 TIL that there is a genetic mutation which vastly reduces armpit odor. A mutation disabling the “ABCC11” gene changes the chemical structure of armpit sweat, inhibiting the action of skin bacteria. Notably, this mutation is mostly found in East Asian populations
rNOKd TIL Macaws have a bite pressure of around 600 psi. A German shepherds bite is around 235 psi, and a tiger shark is around 325 psi.
4V4g TIL that a high school girl’s basketball team beat a school for girl’s with learning disabilities 100-0 and then sacked their coach for the “shameful and embarrassing” win.