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TIL that there is a physiological justification for splashing cold water on your face to calm down: The Mammalian Diving Reflex

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5Ve68 TIL members of communist organizations are not protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
R7K68 TIL Olympic gold medals composed at least 92.5% of silver
e1m6 TIL that there is an entire industry to help students cheat to get their degrees by having papers written by unemployed professors. If my students are using it, they don’t get caught for plagiarism because the papers are new. The company blames “the academic system” for being corruptable.
VBjkm TIL that hummingbirds are the only birds capable of flying backwards! Their wing structure allows them to hover in place and move any direction, making them incredibly agile fliers. They also undertake remarkable migrations, flying ~500 miles nonstop across the Gulf of Mexico in a season.
oByWo TIL 3 billion people still cook over open fires and millions of people die each year from smoke inhalation.