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TIL more people die from drowning in deserts than from dehydration.

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5Omn TIL that TIL is a prime target for brand manipulation through self serving submissions by corporations.
9Y4b6 TIL that three founders funded their startup by scraping their savings together to send one of them who was a professional poker player to play in a tournament. He won $30,000 which served as seed funding for Bloomnation which is a very successful firm today.
Y5NG TIL that in Massachussets, it’s illegal to listen to music in a public place without the use of headphones
6E8wZ TIL the nerve that get squeezed when your constipated and pushing hard is the vagus nerve. The only time it becomes a problem is when what’s happening in vagus stays in vagus
kab7 TIL that at the 2012 London Olympics, American athlete Manteo Mitchell broke his leg 200 meters into his 400 meter leg of the race. Despite this, he finished fast enough for his team to qualify for the finals.