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TIL Samsung tests Phone durability with a robot butt.

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PYmXZ TIL that survival expert Bear Grylls, a Special Forces Reservist from 1994 to 1997, was very lucky to survive a parachute malfunction while training with the SAS in Africa. His parachute split at 1,600 feet. He fell and landed, fracturing three vertebrae. Incredibly, his spinal cord stayed intact.
6MY8 TIL lego bricks can be used 37112 times before they lose their clutch power and won’t stick to other pieces anymore
nZAW TIL The high-pitched sounds housecats make to solicit food may mimic the cries of a hungry human infant, making them particularly hard for humans to ignore
loXYN TIL: Nearly 70% of Jewish people are lactose intolerant
kded TIL The number of skin cancer cases due to tanning is higher than the number of lung cancer cases due to smoking