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TIL that maple syrup is essentially anti-freeze for trees.
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TIL that Willie, a parrot, alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when the toddler she was babysitting began to choke. Megan was in the bathroom, the parrot began screaming "mama, baby" while flapping its wings as the child turned blue. Megan rushed over and performed the Heimlich, saving the girls life.
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TIL beer bottles are brown because brown glass blocks harmful UV sunlight, preserving the taste. However due to a shortage during WWII most beer companies were forced to use clear glass and higher quality beer makers chose green to distinguish themselves.
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TIL That Animators In Japan Are So Underpaid And Worn Followers Started A Philanthropic Structure So Struggling Anime Artists Can Make It Through In Tokyo.
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TIL Karoshi, which can be translated literally as "overwork death", is a Japanese term relating to occupational sudden mortality. The phenomenon of death by overwork is also widespread in other parts of Asia. 745,194 deaths worldwide were attributable to long working hours in 2016, based on WHO/ILO.
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TIL: there are ~1500 shipwrecks in Lake Michigan and over 6000 in the Great Lakes combined.