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TIL that inhalation and exhalation are byproducts of the diaphragm’s movement, not an active process of the lungs. The diaphragm controls airflow by contracting and relaxing.

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J1vbk TIL that the modern practice of crowdfunding projects on the Internet was first successfully pioneered in the late 90s by the British Neo-prog Band Marillion.
E1Krp TIL Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born on February 12, 1809.
W7ZkX TIL that Marten Stig Andersen, the lead audio designer for Inside, created said game's soundtrack by routing audio through an actual human skull and recording it.
7rEE7 Virgin Orbit says it is close to launching a rocket to orbit for the first time, after it performed a successful test over the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles.
j6nVN TIL about Delhi's 14th Century Khalji Dynasty founded by a Mamluk vassal who wiped them out then was slain on his nephew Alauddin's orders, who beat the Mongols 6 times, persecuted peasants, and killed nephews with the last ruler who was a slave general lover of the previous sultan that he killed.