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TIL that spending just a few months in Antartica can shrink your brain due to environmental monotony and prolonged isolation

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WXro TIL: Most burns received by Firefighters are in fact scalds, brought on by their sweat turning into steam. Many Fire Services provide Tshirts to be worn underneath fire kit that wick away moisture to try and avoid this.
4jyR TIL In Alaska, school children are learning to butcher moose. Students across all years are being equipped with life skills to survive in the wilderness.
M77DW TIL about Ttongsul, an ancient Korean medicine made from fermented poop of a 4-7yo child
epanJ TIL Germany sent out 12 dismantled V2 Rockets to Japan during WW2.
mxdvP TIL That August 1st is International Childfree Day. And was originally created in 1973 to celebrate people who voluntarily choose not to have children.