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TIL Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Pause the Cold War in Case of an Alien Invasion.

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wolbo TIL that the Pinus radiata tree is simultaneously endangered in its natural habitat and used extensively around the world as plantation timber
7Lnb TIL that in Japan there’s a communal event called ‘rui-katsu’ (tear-seeking). It’s when people get together to watch sad clips and then cry to relieve stress.
VMw8G TIL It's nearly impossible to read in your dreams due to the inactivity of those parts of the brain while asleep.
9Y6dD TIL That Roosters have evolved to not deafen themselves with their own loud crowing. The auditory canal closes as they open their mouths, preventing any hearing damage. This evolution does not appear on hens.
nWJlo TIL of Abe Reles, a New York Jewish mobster who became a government informant on Murder, Inc. After falling out of a window to his death, newspapers dubbed him "The Canary Who Could Sing, But Couldn't Fly".