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TIL It’s Possible for a Human to Hold Its Breath for Over 29 Minutes

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vPblD TIL we don't actually know why testicles are outside the body; theories like due to heat fail since many animals like elephants or birds have testicles inside the body AND a higher internal temperature; others like ‘galloping hypothesis’ were proposed but all theories have failed one way or another
N70WP TIL that Ettore Boiardi marketed his products under the brand "Chef Boy-Ar-Dee" so that Americans could pronounce his name properly.
69AvX TIL in the medieval era a popular legend regarding the purpose behind the building of the pyramids was to protect all the knowledge of the world from being lost in the great flood. they were constructed some 300 years before the flood by either the prophet Enoch or Hermes
rop4 TIL the King of Thailand’s first name is Vajiralongkorn Barommachakkrayadisonsantatiwongse Deveshrathamrongsubariban Abhikhunuprakarnmahittaladuladej Bhumibholnaresvarangkura Kittisirisomburana Savangavadhana Barommakhattiyarajakumara
B7vD TIL of James Verone, an American man who robbed a bank for $1 so he could receive life-saving healthcare in prison.