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TIL: Stephen Colbert Helped Fund $800,000 in Grants for South Carolina Teachers

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M7bOB TIL that to protect trade secrets, the glassmakers guild in thirteenth-century Venice would imprison a glassmaker’s family if the glassmaker left the city, and if he still didn’t return they’d send an assassin to kill him.
x6OD5 TIL that sloths can hold their breath underwater for up to 40 minutes, far surpassing dolphins, who can only manage about 10 minutes. Their secret? A super slow metabolism and specialized lungs that allow them to conserve oxygen and avoid predators even in water.
PYyjn TIL the Superb Lyrebird has the ability to mimic any natural and artificial sounds from their environment with astounding accuracy. In this video one imitates the sounds of a Kookaburra, camera shutter, camera with a motor drive, car alarm and chainsaw.
LV6v TIL that if you Google image the number 241543903 you’ll end up with picturs of heads in freezers
neAnW TIL that while only 9.7% of Americans don't wear seatbelts, 47% of those who die in car crashes were not wearing seat belts.