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TIL that the reason some dinosaurs were able to get so large was that they had "air sacks" in and around their bones, which prevented them from being crushed under their own weight and allowing them to grow to enormous sizes.

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E1PjV TIL a woman named Hien Tran was laying in intensive care after a car accident and investigators were searching for clues due to apparent stab wounds in her neck. A week after she died, a letter arrived from Honda urging her to get her red Accord fixed, because of faulty airbags that could explode
QJ8lE TIL VR is being used to help stroke victims recover faster and the feedback from VR helps the patient improve use of limbs
mxeLo TIL that the actors who play Mr. Bean and Dr. House (Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie) starred together in a British historical comedy called Blackadder where they are barely recognizable
AD5g TIL that Tool have a track called “Eggs of Satan”, written entirely in German and is actually a recipe for cookies.
Wk4lo TIL Flowering tea or blooming tea, was a thing. It consists of a bundle of dried tea leaves wrapped around one or more dried flowers. These are made by binding tea leaves and flowers together into a bulb, then setting them to dry.