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TIL about Pain Asymbolia, a brain condition that results in people being able to feel, but not be bothered by, even extreme levels of pain.

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rR5Jd TIL The common swift holds the record for the longest continuous flight time. A study of 19 swifts showed the birds stay in flight for 10 months out of the year. Three of the birds did not rest once, staying in flight for 300 days straight.
OGoWe TIL that in Haitian rural folklore, there are actually two kinds of zombies: the more widely known corporeal zombie, which is missing its spirit, and the "zombie astral," which is missing its body.
wGo1 TIL: At the age of 76, Holocaust survivor Liviu Librescu gave his life to protect 23 students during the Virginia Tech massacre. After his death, he was honored with the highest civil order Romania can bestow, the Order of the Star of Romania.
KO96E TIL Ian Fleming was told by his doctor that gin was damaging to his health (Fleming loved gin so much he would drink a pint every day). The doctor then suggested something relatively less damaging to Fleming's health: bourbon.
wLZ7o TIL that Doritos were scientifically designed to be addictive by hitting every sensation as perfectly as possible