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TIL that scientists have discovered doing simple calf raises while sitting at your desk can raise your metabolism for hours.

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LG7r TIL: Prostitution has been effectively legalised in the Holbeck area of Leeds, UK. The city council and police have agreed that they will not arrest or prosecute anyone selling or buying sex between 7pm and 7am in that area.
7rPnM TIL the phrase 'Knock on Wood' derives from the pagan belief that malevolent spirits inhabited wood, and that if you expressed a hope for the future you should touch, or knock on, wood to prevent the spirits from hearing and presumably preventing your hopes from coming true.
1arJD TIL that not only do snowy owls nest on the ground, but that in good hunting conditions will construct a nest out of dead lemmings.
6EwAw TIL that there are approximately 80 hippos in Columbia. This is because Pablo Escobar had 4 imported from America in 1981 for his own private collection. The hippos escaped and have now shade what is believed to be a positive impact on Columbian river ecosystems.
R5v46 TIL the Chevy Vega was developed to be shipped vertically in order to cut shipping costs by 40%.