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TIL it is virtually impossible to die from sinking to the bottom and suffocating if you get trapped in quicksand

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l7LWA TIL oil isn’t made of dinosaur fossils.
E51w TIL Howard Hughes bought an entire casino just so he could tear down their neon sign. Visible from Hughes’ bedroom, it apparently had kept him up at night.
lLb7 TIL there are only ~15 million Jews in the world. 83% of them reside in the US or Israel.
jNnNR TIL JK Rowling attended Exeter University to study French with Greek and German. Her parents hoped that in studying languages, she would enjoy a career as a bilingual secretary. After completing her 3,000 word final essay in French, she graduated with a 2.2
AJQo TIL that Dogs are wired to understand human emotions and react accordingly