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TIL that sloths are so slow that algae grows naturally on their fur, helping them camouflage in trees.

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6B58 TIL in 2007 a Bowhead whale was found to have a harpoon dating back to the 1890’s embedded in its blubber, indicating that it had survived a similar attack more than 100 years prior
7Jo7 TIL a “micromort” is a unit given to the amount of times a person will die out of a million tries. For example, going skydiving is 9 micromorts, meaning that there is a 9/1,000,000 chance that a person will die after a trip.
pYnv4 TIL According to English laws for co-production of movies, the majority of movies making over $50 million in UK Box Offices were UK productions.
e0XOb TIL that a dysregulation in ADHD brains makes them skew toward having a second wind of energy and more interest in activities in the evening. Delayed melatonin production then results in later bedtimes and difficulty rising early.
b6XY7 TIL Scottish/Canadian man Angus MacAskill is thought to be the tallest "true" giant (not abnormal height due to a pathological condition) in history. He stood 7'9" tall, had an 80" chest (also a record) 44" shoulders and weighed 510lbs.