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TIL that Gatorade is similar in composition to a medical rehydration solution.

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4X1do TIL: Nobel Prize winning physicist Paul Dirac used to speak so less that his colleagues jokingly created a unit of silence in his honour. One 'Dirac' was fewest words it was possible to utter while in company.
QJvya TIL: The pooping position is a vulnerable position for dogs. The feeling of being vulnerable is left over from their wild ancestor. By staring at you, your dog is making sure that you’re keeping watch for any potential baddies, and is watching your body language for signs of approaching danger
epwMJ TIL Phil Collins can beatbox
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R7nAw TIL Dr. Dolittle, the star of a series of lighthearted children's books about a guy who could talk to animals, was dreamt up by Hugh Lofting while in the gruesome carnage of the trenches of World War I, as a distraction, in letters to his children.