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TIL Grizzly bears' muscles don't atrophy during hibernation because they produce additional amino acids that stimulate muscle cell growth.

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e0XBL TIL about the “Kids for cash” scandal where two judges were paid by for profit prisons to send kids to jail.
M9B TIL that water droplets can orbit around charged knitting needles.
aGNM TIL that eating psychedelic mushrooms causes new brain cells to grow.
aw8ZM TIL a study shows that 47% of french horn players report hearing loss
neeN7 TIL Stalin ordered the assassination of John Wayne. Stalin was angered by John Wayne’s anti-communist rhetoric and ordered the KGB to kill him. John Wayne learned of the plot from from Orson Wells and the FBI. Wayne worked with some stuntmen friends and foiled several attempts on his life.