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TIL About 1 in 9 people age 65 and older have Alzheimer's.

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e0vwJ TIL that the term “starboard” comes from old boats where their “board” for “steering” was on the right. This meant they always docked on the left, or “port” side. Aviation borrows from maritime; so this is why you almost always board an airplane from the left side doors.
MEAK TIL John Lasseter (from Pixar) was fired in 1984 by Disney after pitching an all computer animated movie, it would cost Disney 7 billion to bring him back after buying Pixar in 2006
b4m4 TIL it only takes eight pounds of household lye (sodium hydroxide) three hours to fully dissolve a human body.
167Z8 TIL Reno, Nevada is named after the Father of the man who invented the first working escalator
1aEJP TIL our bodies respond more to changes in skin temperature than core temperature and a warm shower (about 33°C/91.4°F) will cool you down more than a cold shower.