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TIL about the Australian Alps - an alpine region covering 4,700 square miles with some peaks exceeding 2000m above sea level. Slope and cross country skiing are both possible in the alps between the months of June and October

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nWmEP TIL that the Enigma machine, a German cypher used in WWII was officially invented in 1918 by Arthur Scherbius.
vP6oj TIL of hourglass syndrome, caused by repeatedly and extensively contracting the muscles of your upper abdomen in order to pull your stomach up and in so you look slimmer. This can cause breathing problems, neck and back pain and other issues.
J04B TIL that people tend to like dogs more than cats because dogs have evolved to have expressive eyebrows and are easier to ‘read’
9W6M TIL that between 1947 & 1948 the ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax recorded prison and chain gang songs in Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries. They are incredible.
W7xm9 TIL about The Stroop effect, our tendency to experience difficulty naming a physical color when it is used to spell the name of a different color.