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TIL Animal Planet made a fake documentary about the existence of mermaids… twice!

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rNRQ1 TIL what causes old people smell. As our skin matures, its natural antioxidant protection declines resulting in greater oxidation of lipid acid. When lipid acid is oxidized, the chemical compound nonenal is produced, which gives off that old people smell.
0Ndp TIL Kurt Russell was actually in Forrest Gump … as the voice of Elvis Presley
OoY9e TIL professionals in psychology and related fields have long looked upon sarcasm negatively, particularly noting that sarcasm tends to be a maladaptive coping mechanism for those with unresolved anger or frustrations.
JYoLm TIL Magnification is not an attribute of the telescope as it mainly depends on the eyepiece being used. A telescope of a specific focal length will produce an image of a specific size and this cannot be changed
ZYZB TIL that the ‘50% of marriages end in divorce’ claim is a myth; the overall rate has never exceeded 41%, has been declining from that high since the 1980s, and the divorce rate for college graduates is probably under 25%