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TIL there is a species of frog in Alaska that freezes during the winter and while frozen, the frog stops breathing, its heart stops beating, its blood stops flowing, and it cannot move. However, when spring arrives, the frog’s body thaws and the frog returns to normal life.

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yQREV TIL the fastest speed ever recorded on a bicycle is 183.931 mph. Recorded by Denise Mueller-Korenek in 2018 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, the gearing on the bike was so steep that she was towed to a speed of around 100mph before taking over under her own power!
LkK6Q TIL right before Rachel Dolezal was outed as white, she was a slated to testify as a supporting witness against her brother, Joshua Dolezal; who allegedly molested her and an unnamed minor on several occasions.
OoY5a TIL that adolescents who smoke marijuana as early as 14 do worse by 20 on some cognitive tests and drop out of school at a higher rate than non-smokers. But if they hold off until age 17, they're less at risk, and performed equally well as adolescents who did not use cannabis.
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