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TIL that if the last of Iberian lynx population died out, it would be the first feline species to become extinct since prehistoric times.

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4Xdm5 TIL That Leonardo Da Vinci once conducted an experiment to understand the flow of blood through the valves of the heart, by pouring hot wax into one, making a mould of thin glass from the cast, and then pumping water mixed with seeds through it. He saw how a heart actually regulates itself.
ne8VW TIL a metastudy in 2017 with over 10k participants found that daily vitamin D doses reduced the chance of contracting respiratory infections by 19%
N7YbJ TIL In 1997, the British handed Hong Kong back to China, the end of a 99-year-long lease
b97oa TIL the imperial family of Japan descends from an unbroken lineage of nearly 2,000 years. No other royal family in history has held its position for so long. The first Japanese emperor, Jimmu Tennō, ruled when Jesus was around.
VMpB TIL A man named Dominic Owen Mallary always said he wanted Andrew W.K. to play during his funeral. So when he died in 2008 Andrew W.K. went to the wake, and played classical piano the entire time after paying his respects.