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TIL: Drowning IRL looks nothing like in the movies, and in fact many parents actually watch their children drown, having no idea that it’s happening.

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J1lYl TIL that sloths can starve to death on a full stomach
nDrP TIL there are tilted windows in Vermont called “witch windows”. The name appears to come from a superstition that witches cannot fly their broomsticks through the tilted windows.
KOx6E TIL the recommendation of drinking 8 glasses of water has no medical reasoning. The current advice is listening to your body and drinking when thirsty, unless you're outside on a hot day.
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GyaG TIL a moose’s antlers improve their hearing by 19%, indicating that the palm of moose antlers may serve as an effective parabolic reflector