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TIL that the heart of the Buddhist monk who famously set himself ablaze in 1963 to protest of the Vietnamese government remained intact during both his self-immolation as well as his re-cremation.

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ANMmB TIL that when returning from space, the Space Shuttle made not one but two sonic booms due to its length, and that most supersonic planes have two, they are just too close together to differentiate by ear.
wLGJM TIL that so many employees play online games during work hours, that Kongregate notices a significant drop-off in traffic around the time people start heading home. Another survey by PopCap Games, the company behind Bejeweled, indicated that 24 percent of respondents play games at work.
b6Zb7 TIL after the fires that followed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, many insurance companies tried to avoid covering the losses, except for Lloyd's of London: "Pay all of our policyholders in full, irrespective of the terms of their policies." This cemented Lloyd's reputation in the U.S.
mxgAo TIL Meriwether Lewis was the first naturalist to encounter grizzly bears firsthand. His terrifying accounts became the new standard scientific description of the species. Naturalist George Ord used these firsthand descriptions to name the bear *Ursus horribilis Ord meaning Ord's horrible bear
ADnBa TIL that the high you get from exercise isn’t from endorphins it’s from cannabis-like chemicals