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TIL a BBC documentary unveiled the extreme torture of elephants in Indian temples.

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m5YO TIL more people die descending Mt. Everest after they’ve made it to the top than during the ascent.
e0EY4 TIL People have “stripes” that glow under UV light. German dermatologist Alfred Blaschko discovered Blaschko’s Lines in 1901, which show the migration of embryonic skin cells. The lines aren’t normally visible unless the person has a skin disorder such as chimerism.
9YGr TIL The amygdala is a part of the brain that controls fear. Remove it and you lose any sense of fear.
pYrOA TIL that during the second flight of the BAC TSR-2, the pilot had to pull off the throttle to prevent loss of vision because the fuel pump vibrated at the resonant frequency of the human eyeball.
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