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TIL that there are around 60 people in the world who can remember every single day of their lives - their condition is called Hyperthymesia (excessive remembering)

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0d0yN TIL the 2024 Ig Nobel prize in physiology was awarded to researchers who discovered that mammals can breathe through their anuses. This might offer an alternative way of getting oxygen into critically ill patients if ventilator & artificial lung supplies run low.
oR1JL TIL about Prince, the Irish terrier who followed his soldier owner, from London to Armentières, France, during the 1st world war. Both survived the war and returned home.
5V1Xr TIL the phrase "dingos ate your baby" used as a joke in comedies like Seinfeld and The Sinpsons originates from a chilling case in Australia where wild dingos snatched a 9-week-old girl from her tent during a camping trip
vxV7 TIL that Voltaire saw Canada as being a useless, frozen wasteland and sarcastically referred it as nothing more than “a few acres of snow”.
7Ayr TIL Robin Williams voiced The Genie in “Aladdin” for $75,000. He agreed to the job provided that his name or image not be used for marketing, and his (supporting) character not take more than 25% of space on advertising artwork. Disney went back on both promises to ensure box office success.