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TIL That every breath we take today contains 41% more carbon dioxide than it did in 1750

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OoPQe TIL that dolphins need to leap out of the water (porpoising) when they’re swimming fast because they need additional oxygen to keep up with the physical exertion.
paO8 TIL that the battle of Cannae was so utterly devastating that Rome declared a day of mourning because there was no one in the city who was not either related to or knew someone who had died.
D1Y6p TIL of a woman who sat on a toilet for two years and that was enough time for her skin to get fused with the toilet seat. Emergency workers had to use a pry bar to remove the seat from the toilet. She was taken to the hospital with the seat still attached.
xVxp0 TIL about Denny, the first remains discovered of a half-Denisovan, half-Neanderthal human
VMWaG TIL that dead men can have erections which is called "death erection" or "angel lust". They can sometimes ejaculate too