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TIL that babies will instinctively hold their breath underwater until the age of six months.

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16e4V TIL in Nov 2014, a stray Ecuadorian dog named Arthur tagged along with a Swedish adventure racing team during a grueling 435 mi jungle race. He swam rivers and trudged through mud beside them. After the finish, Mikael Lindnord adopted him and brought him home to Sweden.
LQrZV TIL about seasteading, the creation of permanent dwellings in international waters (seasteads) that are independent of governments. No one has yet created a structure recognized as a state. Proposed structures have included modified cruise ships, refitted oil platforms, and custom floating islands.
ERad TIL Researchers in Sweden developed a blood test that accurately detects cancer 96 percent of the time and classifies the type of cancer correctly 71 percent of the time.
OorrY TIL about the 21 month long Jubilee line corruption trial, the longest jury trial in UK history. 2 jurors were discharged for personal reasons. One was promised she would be able to get married and go on honeymoon which were cancelled. The trial ended (with acquittals) when a juror “went on strike”.
woo6J TIL that Stephen Stills auditioned for the band The Monkees in 1966 but was rejected due to Stills appearance and that he looked too 'old' for the part