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TIL that there are crocodiles in the Himalayas

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NXYXE TIL The hit song 'St Elmo's Fire' was written in just two hours. Although the song was part of the movie soundtrack, the lyrics were actually inspired by the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who was traveling around the world, via his wheelchair, to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries.
GYb8G Today I learned that there was a species of humans that were extremely short, named Homo floresiensis, and nicknamed 'hobbit'. They were found on the island of Flores, Indonesia, and the remains of a skeleton found tell us that they were around 1.1m tall.
pPEN TIL a man died from cracking his own neck
6911m TIL that binge watchers are 98% more likely to suffer from poor sleep quality compared to those who did not identify as a binge viewer
D1DQj TIL A common cure-all medicine known as Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup contained alcohol and morphine, causing thousands of children to die due to morphine overdoses in the 19th and 20th century