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TIL that sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins—up to 40 minutes—by slowing their heart rate to conserve oxygen

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jej TIL on August 5, 1944, one of the biggest jail-breaks in history involved hundreds of Japanese POWs attempting to escape an Australian prisoner camp. The Japanese considered the Australians weak because they treated the prisoners well. 234 of the Japanese were killed and another 108 wounded.
gkK8 TIL that the kings in regular playing cards refer to specific historical kings.
OGVXY TIL Of Empyrean Challenge, a play by mail game that has been described as "the most complex game system on Earth". The game involves 150 players trying to control a cluster of systems. A single turn can require a 1,000 pages writeup.
4kVKR TIL that the Water Speed Record is one of the world's most dangerous competitions. Of the thirteen people who have attempted it since 1930, seven have died. The record is 317.59 mph, set by Ken Warby in 1978.
LK69 TIL that when Mark Cuban sold his first company for $6M, the first thing he bought was a lifetime American Airlines Ticket for $250,000. After selling his next company for about $6B, he utilized the one-time transfer and gave it to his father.