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TIL that Mel Gibson was born in New York

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NXZPb TIL of the 1978 discovery of 533 reels of nitrate film beneath the permafrost of a decommissioned swimming pool in Alaska
j8aX TIL that about 80% of people breathe through only one nostril. Which nostril, left or right, can alternate on average every 2,5 hours.
OG5N7 TIL drown reefs are a thing caused when the water level is high enough that it blocks out too much sunlight needed by some coral species
XPRr TIL that because birds such as pigeons have a much higher threshold for detecting movement, they would likely see a movie shown at today’s industry standard frame rate as a series of flashing slides
npRr TIL that when Julius Caesar had Cato the Younger removed from the Senate for going against him, many other senators left as well. When Caesar asked one why he was leaving the Senator said he’d rather be in jail with Cato than in the Senate with Caesar