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TIL that 'Post-micturition Convulsion Syndrome' is when a person shivers when peeing, or has the 'pee shivers'. And it seems to be more frequently reported by men than women, with no definitive researched reason why it happens in the first place.

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LQNvp TIL that method used to rob the banks in the movie The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) was the actual method "Friday Night Robber" Carl Gugasian successfully used for over thirty years.
Zp9Va TIL the Antarctic Midge (Belgica antarctica) is a species of flightless midge, endemic to the continent of Antarctica. At 2–6 mm long, it is the largest purely terrestrial animal native to the continent and the only insect that can survive year-round in Antarctica
LP6p TIL half of the world’s food is wasted worldwide.
awwpA TIL Star-nosed moles smell underwater by exhaling air bubbles onto objects and then re-inhaling them to smell the scents they have trapped.
Yggv TIL When dogs were searching the rubble after 9/11 for survivors, they would get depressed if they went too long without finding someone. The rescue team hid people they could find to raise their spirits.