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TIL The blood of the human body is maintained at about pH of 7.40 by several buffer systems.

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VM98Z TIL about Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, a hotel that has been running for over 1300 years, ever since it began in 705. It has been ran over 52 generations by the same family, which still operates it today.
dDNdE TIL that Baby Shark Dance gets about 5 million views a DAY on average.
8agWX TIL, there are 38 subspecies of wolves (Canis Lupus), yet all domesticated dogs from Chihuahuas to Great Danes are only one of those subspecies.
69Eem TIL that from 2004 to 2005, the constituency of Basingstoke in Southern England was represented by the DUP, a Northern Irish political party when its MP, Andrew Hunter, defected to them
kjLd TIL some birds search for prey during wildfires and are even in suspicion on propagating them. “Ornithogenic Fire: Raptors as Propagators of Fire in the Australian Savanna”