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TIL caffeine doesn’t really give you energy, it just blocks your sleepiness.

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Z8QjQ TIL in 2012, Jihadists armed with a sharpened crutch and explosives attempted to hijack a plane by telling passengers "anyone who stands up will die". They were successfully beaten into submission after a passenger yelled "Come on! Let's stand up and fight them". Two hijackers died.
mxK5o TIL The Capstone of the Washington Monument is made of Aluminium to show off the USAs wealth, because at the time of building Aluminum was worth more than Gold
JYE0k TIL that flamingos are unique from all other birds and mammals in that they have hinged upper beaks (jaws) instead of lower. They use their tongues and beaks to move water through filters they use to catch food. But, because their upper beaks move, they have to eat with their heads upside down.
D1r8g TIL a frozen zoo is a storage facility in which genetic materials taken from animals are stored at very low temperatures. Material preserved in this way can be stored indefinitely and used for artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation, embryo transfer, and cloning.
kOmX1 Amazon is relaxing its policy around employees using weed, according to a new blog post, and will no longer enforce marijuana drug tests for any employee who isn’t also regulated by the Department of Transportation, like a delivery driver.