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TIL some birds fly from Alaska to Northern mexico without sleeping when migrating. And the military is studying them to make sleepless soldiers.

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rgZw TIL for those who jumped from the WTC on 9/11/2001, the fall lasted 10 seconds. They struck the ground at just under 150 MPH – not fast enough to lose consciousness while falling, but fast enough to ensure instant death on impact. The deaths of those who jumped were ruled homicide, not suicide.
vVR TIL that the difference between a “fast” metabolism or a “slow” one is about 200 calories a day (e.g. one poptart)
MeP57 TIL that actually honor killing violates islamic law
J1MYj TIL live pigeon shooting was an event held during the 1900 Paris Olympic Games,
NXxL8 TIL Gotham City is canonically located in New Jersey