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TIL that goats adjust their 'accents' based on social surroundings

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Jw6m TIL that a small portion of the population can voluntarily control their tensor tympani muscle, causing a low rumble in the ear.
VMbd0 TIL that the Olympic Rings logo represents Earth's five continents and the colors of the rings, with the white background, were chosen because those colors could make every country's flag as each existed in 1915.
rRWjx TIL that bananas are slightly radioactive due to certain caesium isotopes. Therefore you should never eat more than 600 bananas per second to minimze the risk of a harmful radiation dose.
R5gxl TIL: That Ikea is a Nonprofit Organization
Br8PW TIL only 3 people have technically died in space. In 1971, the Soyuz 11 crew was killed at an altitude of 104 miles when the cabin depressurized. The re-entry seemed to go off without a hitch. But recovery crews quickly discovered the crew inside dead, with blood streaming from their noses and ears.