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TIL After a heart attack, the body increases sleep time in order to limit heart inflammation and damage

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Y7W1d TIL liquid breathing of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) has been tested on infants born with severe lung conditions, leading to improved lung function and oxygenation
y4Pe TIL the ‘pirate accent’ is entirely based on the performance of Robert Newton in the film Treasure Island.
QJylX TIL of a man in south India who upon realizing that his wife use a rag during her periods made a cheap easy-to-use affordable machine to produce sanitary pads.
Nb18 TIL lighter skin and hair pigments in early Eurasian humans may have been due to interbreeding with neanderthals
1m4O TIL that the Trix rabbit has actually gotten to eat a bowl of Trix on multiple occasions, usually as the result of a mail-in vote by fans.