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TIL: Going to the bathroom is one of the most dangerous things a sloth can do. Half of all sloth deaths occur while they are climbing to and from the forest floor, which is where they poop.

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e0e4D TIL the worst landslide in US history, the 2014 Oso mudslide which killed 43 people, had been predicted by scientists for years but local officials were unable to convince residents to sell their homes and vacate the region.
a9vo TIL Newborns’ crying is influenced by native language. In a 2009 study, French infants were shown to cry with a “rising melody contour” while German infants cried with “falling contours”.
P6pZ TIL: There are still 12 Blockbuster video stores, and 7 of them are in Alaska
69GBW TIL that after the film Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium was used as a joke in the final season of Breaking Bad, the film's writer and director completely disowned it and admitted that it was a train wreck.
KnxE TIL Kid Rock grew up in a 1.3 million dollar estate and his millionaire father owned multiple car dealerships