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TIL cursing increaces your pain tolerance by up to 50%
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TIL peppermint isn't a single species of mint but rather a hybrid of two different species of mint (spearmint and watermint)
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TIL there's seven species of dinosaur that have a 'live' appearance in the film Jurassic Park, but only two, the Brachiosaurus and Dilophosaurus were actually from the Jurassic period. The other five: Gallimimus, Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, T-Rex, and Velociraptor were all from the Cretaceous.
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TIL the story of Pete Shoening who saved 5 people at 8600 metres using a rope and a pickaxe on the harshest mountain in the world, K2
rRKAy
TIL in the U.S., statistics suggest that rides at mobile carnivals and fairs have a better safety record than those at fixed site parks (Disneyland, Six Flags, etc.) because the former are subject to federal oversight and inspection while the latter are not.
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TIL the rainforest-blanketed mountain of Mabu in Mozambique was first discovered by scientists looking at Google Earth