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TIL Fabio Lanzoni (romance novel covers) sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber as he believes it "reverses the aging process"

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8ekZG TIL that Tom Cruise is the first actor to legally touch the Hollywood sign
a8pAN TIL undelivered letters from 313AD were discovered in the ruins of a NW Chinese watchtower—one is from a desperate Sogdian (ancient central Asian people) woman named Miwnay, addressed to her husband who brought her to China & left. She & her daughter, now poor, then became servants in a Chinese home
gME7D TIL cats are able to fit into any space that they can fit their head due to the fact that they do not have a rigid collar bone, rather a free floating collar bone that allows them to fit into tight spaces.
Y7Xpr TIL of Amedeo Giannini, who made bank of America successful by making it accessibile to hard working low income class
VMPOk TIL about transparent wood, wood material with over 90% transparency that is significantly more bio-degradable than glass and plastics. It is also shatterproof, making it viable for short-term commercial use. One drawback would be its bio-degradability, making it unsuited for long-term use.