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TIL blood pressure has a daily pattern with its highest point usually in the afternoon and the lowest point at night.

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JYe9v TIL that the carcasses used in Forged in Fire are donated to a wolf sanctuary (or, in the case of fish, taken home and eaten).
x65ww TIL, vegan horseback riding, aka hobby horsing, is a sport.
9YddQ TIL The two parts to the word “helicopter” are not “heli” and “copter”, but “helico” meaning spiral, and “pter” meaning one with wings, like pterodactyl.
N7Qw1 TIL about Alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation) where a body is heated in a mix of water and potassium hydroxide down to its chemical components, which are then disposed of through the sewer, or as a fertilizer. This method takes 1/4 of the energy of heat cremation with less resulting pollutants.
aP90 TIL Carrie Fisher was addicted to cocaine AND survived an overdose during the filming of The Empire Strikes Back.