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TIL Mangrove can sweat/exert salt, resulting in salt crystals left on the leaves

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WkQJo TIL that people who have a "fast" metabolism actually have an inefficient metabolism. They have higher levels of " "uncoupling proteins" in the mitochondria of their cells, which essentially causes energy to be lost in the form of heat and not stored as fat.
9Kvr TIL that 30 british officers tried to escape POW camp “Castle Colditz” (Oflag IV-C) by digging a tunnel. Because they read the compass wrong, they landed in the wine cellar of a german colonel. There they drank 137 bottles of wine, filled them with their urine and placed them back.
8eE0a TIL There is a national (US) grocery Best Bagger competition since 1987
pYmNQ TIL that seasons in the Northern Hemisphere don’t start on the first day of the month
WkwV9 TIL China used more cement in three years — between 2011 and 2013 — than the US did in the entire 20th century.