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TIL freedivers on average hold their breath for 10min! BUT the Longest breath held was 24min 3 sec by Aleix Segura in 2016.

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5KJD TIL that a recent study shows dogs make ‘puppy eyes’ deliberately to bond with humans
pZ1b TIL an artist built a 750 square foot apartment in the parking garage of a Providence, RI mall. He inhabited it off and on for four years until he was discovered by mall security.
oBnQE TIL that the scene in The Green Mile where Percy intentionally botches Delacroix’s execution was based on the actual botched execution of Jesse Tafero, which is speculated to have been intentional for retribution against the convicted cop killer.
e0OP5 TIL: John Lovitz has had a long running feud with Andy Dick over Phil Hartmans death
69M7X TIL that a company in Kentucky is Making Wood from hemp. Hempwood is made from compressed hemp stalks and a soy based glue. It is natural, sustainable and harder than white oak. It can be used for all sorts of things, including furniture and flooring.