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TIL Humans are tallest in the morning before the effects of gravity and compression of the spine occur throughout the day.

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J1jx4 TIL the snowiest place on Earth is in Japan, in Aomori and the surrounding area, known for having some of the heaviest snowfall in the world.
OoXQe TIL that for the English-language version of the Japanese Studio Ghibli movie, Ponyo, the animators had to painstakingly re-draw the lips and mouth movements to properly match the language change - "You don't think of this as being a dubbed Japanese film."
d8jAQ TIL Cuba's former president survived more than 600 assassination attempts.
6EOGw TIL that air conditioning caused various shifts in demography, notably that of the USA starting from the 1970s. Until 1970, the birth rate in the spring was lower than during the other seasons, but the introduction of air conditioning leveled out this difference at the end of the 20th century
a8O50 TIL there is a molecule called miraculin that changes your taste buds and causes normally sour things to taste sweet