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TIL that actors usually snort powdered lactose on set and if they’re lactose-intolerant, then vitamin B powder

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NJQQ TIL that the year 46 BC was 445 days long because of changes to the calendar
GAKPE TIL after reviewing previous research & conducting a genetic analysis, a 2024 study found that two populations of orcas (resident & transient), should be recognized as separate species, distinct from both each other & the rest of orcas. Currently, all orcas are categorized as a single species.
vPLPR TIL Cook Pine trees grow leanihng towards the equator. On the equator they grow upright, but in the northern hemisphere lean south, and in the southern hemisphere lean north.
xVm5b TIL that if someone tells you to 'relax your tongue' and you start thinking about it and it starts to cramp, say "N". This returns the tongue to neutral position at the base of the top incisors, in addition to returning jaw muscles to neutral position for people with bruxism.
4kPmw TIL The largest human-made structure visible from space is not the Great Wall of China but El Ejido, a large complex of plastic greenhouses in the province of Almería, southeastern Spain