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TIL they’re still making the Beethoven movies and are now up to 8 (“Beethoven’s Treasure Tail”)

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v1ybx TIL that when you splash water on your face, your body instantly begins to prepare your body for free diving, slowing your heart rate and pulling blood into vital organs in what scientist call “the master switch of life”
olOK TIL The 20-20-20 rule to reduce eyestrain. For every 20 minutes you work at a computer you should take at least a 20 second break to look at something 20 feet away.
ADxrl TIL that the 29th May (also this Friday) is officially “Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day”: before refrigerators were invented in the 1920s, families in Europe and the USA would place a piece of cloth on their larder for good luck once a year.
exMJ TIL that Israel has what’s known as the ‘Samson Option’ – A nuclear strike against every nation on Earth if they feel their existence is threatened.
9wJdB TIL: An ancient curse tablet was discovered dating back 1700 years to Antioch. Where the writer invoked thunder and lightning, the death of their livestock, and mentioned their mother at a green grocer. It was unique, as green grocers are usually not targets of curses.