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TIL slow music playing in a restaurant makes perception of time slow by about 13%, and also makes customers buy up to 40% more drinks than normal

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9w5yD TIL that “the beard second” is a unit of length, defined by the distance an average beard hair grows in one sec. Inspired by & parodying the light year, it’s generally considered to be five nanometers, as a “standard” beard grows about 15cm (6 in) per year.
X0v9j TIL “swallowing the tongue during a seizure” is actually a myth. The muscle underneath the tongue (lingual frenulum) prevents this from happening
Eg0p TIL the F4 Phantom II was called “World’s Leading Distributor of MiG Parts” because it destroyed so many MiG fighters
QMMX TIL there is an oversized bronze statue of Zidane headbutting Materazzi in Paris
BrZ0k TIL that contrary to common misconception, hunters and gatherers are mostly well fed, rather than starving.