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TIL Humans actually emit light (but very dim)

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5Vwn8 TIL When director Taylor Hackford approached Jamie Foxx to play Ray Charles he didn't know he was a piano player
GYLyj TIL hearing your own voice and/or breathing in your ears is not normal. It can be caused by Patulous Eustachian tube disorder. The tube helps equalize pressure in your head. It’s normally closed, but stays open occasionally with the disorder. It only affects about 1% of the population.
b9WYa TIL Former fire captain/fire investigator John Orr was one of the most prolific serial arsonists in US history. He set over 2000 fires, killing 4, and after his capture brush fires in the foothills of California decreased by 90% from an average of over 60 per year to just 1 per year.
neNQo TIL that up until the late 1960s, all 250,000 bagels made daily in NYC were handmade by just 350 artisans who were members of the NYC Bagel Union
kOY9W TIL that wasabi was originally paired with sushi not because of flavor, but because of its antibacterial and anti-parasitic properties.