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TIL that modern knowledge on how the human body reacts to freezing is based almost exclusively on Nazi human experimentation.

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mrxy TIL that the largest earthquake to ever be recorded hit Chile in 1960, measuring M9.5. The earthquake lasted for 10 minutes with tsunamis of 8 & 10m. The fault rupture was 800km long, 1/50 of the circumference of the earth.
gdmD TIL humans can have black irises, and red is the most rare of eye colors.
pxPQ TIL the largest single bloc of opposition to the elimination of the penny from American currency circulation is the zinc industry, who earns millions per year from their production.
xvbB TIL a 24 year old made it to #5 on his national charts with a song recorded on a four-track in his bedroom. He opened for Blur the same year, and then died six months later.
4xk6 TIL that the Peregrine Falcon hunts by diving at 230+ mph straight down, and killing its prey on impact with a balled foot. It kills other birds with a literal falcon punch.