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TIL Dolly Parton Recorded “9 to 5” Using Her Acrylic Nails as an Instrument

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Lkk6d TIL that when a shark is flipped on its back it enters a state of paralysis that lasts for up to fifteen minutes. The phenomenon is known as “Tonic Immobility.” In some cases orcas have been seen maneuvering a shark upside down to induce this paralyzed state.
Vldm TIL There was so much fighting on the Normandy beaches on D-Day, that it is estimated about 4% of the sand is actually shrapnel
Ka4 TIL The Beatles were originally supposed to voice the vultures in The Jungle Book
dGwB TIL that students at Oxford University are required to wear academic dress for all of their examinations - including a suit, gown, bowtie, and colour coded carnation. Students wear different gowns depending on their grades. Cambridge no longer has such dress for exams.
VMmrp TIL that muon imaging could help save the Great Dome of Florence, and might solve the secret of how the heck Brunelleschi built it in the first place