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TIL in the quantum universe, the future can cause the past

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LkYXp TIL a study of Europeans vs Sherpas during an Everest climb found Sherpa blood had less oxygen but used it more efficiently by burning less fat & more glucose (the opposite of Europeans). Plus Sherpas have thinner blood which put less strain on the heart, & more capillaries to deliver oxygen better.
8aB5b TIL - The scene in Fight Club where Tyler is explaining the cost of a recall when "A car built by my company crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside" is based on ACTUAL leaked memos from GM and Ford.
YdMv TIL in 1976 a novel about “a lonely librarian in northern Ontario who enters into a sexual relationship with a bear” won the Canadian Governor General’s Literary Award
VBwdZ TIL Cheetos were designed to be addictive. A 2013 investigation found that Frito-Lay spent $30 million a year on 500 chemists and psychologists to attain the perfect mix of crunchiness, aroma, and "mouth feel." They melt in the mouth immediately, tricking the brain into thinking it hasn't eaten much
wYY6 TIL: World now has ‘more people dying from obesity than malnutrition’ | Metro News