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TIL that pigs can't look up at the sky from a standing position

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rNave TIL that a 10 meter microwave telescope has been operating at the South Pole since 2007
D1gvp TIL A breathing technique called ‘box breathing’ that Navy SEALS and first responders are taught to remain calm in stressful situations
O4a1 TIL that in 1996, a female gorilla named Binti Jua saved the life of a 3 year old boy who fell into her encampment by carefully carrying him to the door and growling at any approaching gorilla
XENLP TIL alcohol is as toxic as chocolate and onions to dogs.
W7RNL TIL about Cargo Cult, example being the Melanesian islanders during WWII in pacific theater. Once American and Japanese presence withdrawn in attempts to get cargo to fall by parachute or land in planes or ships again, islanders imitated the same practices they had seen the military personnel!