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TIL baloo from the Jungle Book is lazy because he’s literally supposed to be a “sloth bear”

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Berb TIL that the song title “Cake by the Ocean” originated when DNCE’s Swedish producers mistranslated the phrase “sex on the beach” to “cake by the ocean”.
b6Z69 TIL On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals, and animals with shorter lifespans/faster growth rates benefit more from zoos than animals with higher longevities/slow growth rates.
xeD1 TIL the word “nuclear” was dropped from “nuclear magnetic resonance imaging” out of concern of anti-nuclear sentiments.
Yyex TIL that a Russian 4 year old left his abusive parents to live with a pack of wild dogs. Before his capture by police, he became the pack leader and escaped authorities three times. He later studied in Military School and served in the Russian Army.
wL4G7 TIL A 2014 U.S. study showed one hour of sleep during the daylight saving time raised the risk of having a heart attack the next week by 24%. By contrast, when “falling back,” the extra hour of sleep made heart attacks risk fall 21% the next week.