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TIL that swinging our arms when walking makes us spend less energy and walk faster than if we tried to hold them still.

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rN5L4 TIL of Dr. Albert Kligman, a dermatologist who experimented on inmates at the Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia. He exposed inmates to pathogens and chemical warfare agents. The prison became known as the Terrordome.
9bPm TIL Tilda Swinton comes from one of only three families that can trace their unbroken land ownership and lineage to before the Norman Conquest
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