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TIL that spiderwebs were used as bandages by ancient Greek and Roman soldiers, due to their antibacterial and antifungal properties, and containing vitamin K, which promotes clotting

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v1w44 TIL that May 14 is the feast day of St. Corona. She is the patron saint of butchers. Austrian farmers used to pray to her for protecting their livestock from contagious diseases.
ne6k9 TIL that 3.2 metric tons of evidence was gathered by the FBI in their investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing
x6E4w TIL About Cape Malays in South Africa. The descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world, specifically Indonesia (known then as the Dutch East Indies) and other SE Asian countries, who lived at the Cape during Dutch and British rule. There are 176,000 remaining.
Z8ddv TIL Bank of America was originally called Bank of Italy
x6o5o TIL the KGB once smuggled a Sidewinder missile from West Germany by mailing it in pieces to Moscow. An agent earlier broke it through the back window of his Mercedes to drive back from the airbase, marked with a red cloth as required by law. He had brought it down the entire runway in a wheelbarrow.