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TIL Sighing is not just a sign of despair. The crucial reflex actually preserves lung function and keeps you alive.

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jNWrR TIL Victor Hugo's father was a general in Napoleon's army. Victor's 1st novel was published when he was only 20 and earned him a royal pension from King Louis XVIII. It then took him a full 17 years to write Les Misérables.
gBy4 TIL That the drug lord Pablo Escobar offered to pay off Columbia’s $20 billion foreign debt in order to avoid extradition to the US.
4Xo06 TIL that sled dogs can run without getting tired because their bodies can directly burn fat and protein for energy whereas other animals need carbs to do so.
K8ZE TIL that the atlas moth, which is considered the largest moth species in the world, can spend up to 5 years in it’s cocoon but after emerging into its moth form, only lasts for 3-5 days.
Z85VY TIL In January 2002, while a junior in high school, Gallivan demonstrated that a single piece of toilet paper 4000 ft in length can be folded in half twelve times. She then served as a consultant and was mentioned in an episode of MythBusters in 2007.