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TIL When grandfathers experience famine between ages 9-12, their grandsons have a 58% lower rate of cardiovascular death, 65% lower rate of diabetes death, and lived 30 years longer.

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9ZQM TIL that president George H.W. Bush was once given a 9-foot Komodo dragon as a gift from the Indonesian government. Its name was “Naga”, and it was the largest Komodo dragon in the western hemisphere. He donated it to the Cincinnati Zoo.
xV79o TIL whales earwax acts as a hearing aid. The wax has a similar density to water and allows sound to travel through the ear canal into the inner ear unimpeded—something that would be impossible if the ear was filled with air.
grdPX TIL of the Fiat Mio: a futuristic concept car based on the ideas of thousands of people around the world. Even then the car was never produced
l8G TIL Jesse Pinkman and Walter White in Breaking Bad are named after Mr. Pink and Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs
DA5Y TIL the abandoned island in SKYFALL actually exists off the coast of Japan.