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TIL that Champagne goes straight to your head because the Carbon Dioxide in the bubbles elevates the pressure in your stomach, forcing the alcohol to be absorbed at a much higher rate through the Stomach wall.

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LQBY0 TIL that long after World War II ended, Teruo Nakamura of the Japanese imperial army was one of the last soldiers to finally surrender after holding out until 1974. 30 years after the war ended.
Vr0k TIL The Navy contacted the Village People to use “In the Navy” in an advertising campaign for television and radio. They gave the rights to the song for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and plenty of seamen
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b6vB7 TIL Captive male orcas have a 80-90% rate of dorsal fin collapse, the rate for wild orcas has been estimated at <1-23%. The main causes put forward are the change in diet, the lack of activity, and excessive time at the surface. Excessive surface time also causes sunburns and cataracts.
dDkgQ TIL one of the most common mutations is Polydactyly, where a person is born with one or more extra fingers, affecting 1 out of every 1000 newborns.