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TIL that crocodiles eat stones to dive deeper

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78Vw7 TIL: The feeling of loneliness is the mind's way to signal danger, and that you should get back to the group(where you are protected and can share food). A feeling formed at the beginning of civilization. Basically a "survival mechanism" like thirst and hunger.
yV8nl TIL that aqueducts are water channels that use gravity to move water from a source to a destination. An ancient Roman aqueduct used only a 51 foot height difference to push water down a 31-mile-long path, resulting in as little as a 1-inch drop to push water 1,500 feet.
QJDoM TIL about Traci Lords, ex pornographic actress. Using a fake ID she became the most popular pornstar of the 80's at age 16. Just 2 days after her 18 birthday she retired from the adult industry. When this information was revealed all her films were banned, except the last one "Traci, I love you".
ANaEd TIL the Myers-Briggs has no scientific basis whatsoever.
J5bj TIL Cooking show celebrity Alton Brown was the cinematographer for the music video for R.E.M.’s “The One I Love.”