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TIL there is still someone in the US living in an iron lung

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D1JDj TIL why people don't scream and flail around when they close to drowning; their bodies do not have the air needed to perform actions such as waving around or screaming for help to seek attention, so the body attempts to prolong your survival in a few ways completely subconsciously.
dZy9 TIL there are hundreds of 1000-year-old underground tunnel systems in Bavaria, and nobody really knows who built them or what they’re for.
QvJE TIL that Kim Jong Il spent roughly $1.2 million on Hennessy every year. That’s 800 times the average North Korean’s yearly income.
DYXJ TIL that no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
PYGbZ Researchers find that over 1,000 metric tons of microplastic fall on 11 protected areas in the US annually, equivalent to over 120 million plastic water bottles.