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TIL that barnacles (balanus glandula) are sticky little crustaceans related to crabs, lobsters, and shrimps.

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b9ON0 TIL The dizziness and blurred vision (feeling of fainting) caused by suddenly standing up after a long time is called Orthostatic Hypotension. Because of gravity, your blood will fall to your lower body which causes your Thorax (chest area) and head to temporarily lose 700ml of blood.
64rJ TIL 56% of people in Vermont describe themselves as nonreligious.
yVOlM TIL Roy Sullivan is believed to have been struck by lightning 7 times throughout his life. He began carrying a can of water incase he caught on fire (which he did!)
0wDnN TIL glass sponges are thought by many to have the longest life span of any animal on Earth, growing up to 15,000 years old.
OGg1g TIL The Emperor of Japan during WWII, Hirohito officially boycotted going to Yasukuni Shrine after finding out that war criminals were inshrined there. This “boycott” has been continued by every subsequent Emperor & royal family member.