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TIL Supposedly haunted locations share a similar low-frequency sound that can cause fear and panic in humans

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jPVv TIL In exchange for Pepsi products, Russia gave Pepsi 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer. At the time, it was 7th largest submarine fleet in the world.
oRNGo TIL Scientists study hibernating bears to understand their physiology to improve treatments for osteoporosis, muscle loss (from aging or cancer), diabetes, and/or inducing a near hibernation state for human space travel.
yE5M TIL that North Koreans love foreign movies and TV shows so much that they risk their lives to watch them via smuggled USBs from China
5VMnB TIL A fresh cilantro plant and a Stink Bug smell the same.
mxN1E TIL of a rare, endangered marsupial that produces fatal levels of testosterone during 3-week "sex marathons." By the time the babies are born each year, all of the adult males have dropped dead.