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TIL that in 1941, the RAF dropped packages containing tea bags over the German occupied Netherlands. The packages were marked, “Holland will rise again… Keep your chins up.”

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5Vg0k TIL that just a few days after surviving the sinking of the Titanic, actress Dorothy Gibson starred in a silent motion picture short about the disaster called "Saved from the Titanic". Gibson even wore the same clothes she wore the night of the sinking to add to the films authenticity.
neZmW TIL that every live of a mammal ends with a expiration(exhalation) , because while inspiration(inhalation) is an active process, expiration is passive, which means when we die we automatically exhale because the diaphragm relaxes.
x6oaB TIL of the Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, a moth that bears remarkable resemblance to a hummingbird - even consuming nectar from the same type of flowers in the same manner. There is no genetic relationship between the two.
xlyb TIL that bears can drastically reduce their heart rate when injured as a defense mechanism against blood loss.
M7N57 TIL about the Siamang Monkey. They have one of the loudest calls, 113 decibel. Or as loud as a chainsaw!