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TIL Futurama's Jurassic Bark Episode Is Based On a True Story

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Mj1A TIL that the sharp, sudden pain in the left side if your chest that hurts more when you breathe is called “Precordial Catch”
R7E6l TIL During the "cash for clunkers" program of 2009, the government provided CARFAX vehicle identification numbers (VIN) of the 700,000 clunkers that consumers turned in at dealerships. By law, these cars must have their engines taken out and destroyed, and the rest of the metal scrapped.
xJrg TIL Shoulder injuries are more common in Crossfit than in Olympic weightlifting and 73.5% of CrossFit athletes had sustained an injury that had prevented them from working, training or competing.
yQeJ8 TIL Kodak invented the digital camera in 1975 but hid the invention because they feared it would jeopardize photographic film sales
8e0gK TIL that rattlesnakes can form "friendships", and being in the presence of their friend reduces their stress.