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TIL Splooting is a pose squirrels do in order to cool down by pressing their tummy onto a cool surface

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VB0jk TIL that the Khasi people of northern India train the roots of rubber fig trees to form living "rope bridges" across rivers. The longest such bridge is 160 ft long and crosses a gorge 230 ft deep. Some bridges have existed for centuries.
4keL5 TIL about Pfeiffer syndrome, a rare disorder that causes the bones in the skull to fuse too early, deforming the head and face.
xVpW1 TIL the Wright Bros. famous first flight at Kitty Hawk actually took place on an island off North Carolina
6Elgl TIL that the US army has an esports team.
M7gLV TIL Beethoven’s cause of death is not known. The composer was sick throughout his life, & before dying sent a letter asking for doctors to investigate him. Researchers recently sequenced his D.N.A. to see what they could find out.