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TIL “swallowing the tongue during a seizure” is actually a myth. The muscle underneath the tongue (lingual frenulum) prevents this from happening

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1a5E8 TIL that India is home to Malabar giant squirrels- three-foot-long, multi-colored squirrels that range from black, brown and orange to maroon and purple.
prQZ TIL that all non-Africans are part Neanderthal, and you can get DNA testing to tell you how much Neanderthal you are as well as your ancestral lineage, and any potential genetic health problems.
aw8WZ TIL University of Michigan researchers discovered that far fewer couples who drank together reported negative attitudes toward their marriage. The study found that when one partner drank while the other abstained, marital dissatisfaction spiked.
WNK9 [TIL] When under stress, E. coli bacteria switch to more error-prone DNA management in order to increase the chance of receiving a mutation adaptive to the stress
JKD8 TIL that “antisocial” is commonly used as the term to describe the enjoyment to harm, show disregard to, or be hostile towards organized society. “Asocial” is the correct term for simply not enjoying being with people and/or interacting with them.