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TIL frogs will in fact try to escape a slowly boiling pot. The myth is based on 19th century experiments in which the frogs have had their brains removed before boiling.

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DQm6r TIL when airship USS Akron tried to moor in San Diego, the sunlight warmed and lightened helium. As the ship became uncontrollably light, 3 crews were carried further aloft. Only one survived.
E1k0W TIL of the Dvorak keyboard layout. Its fans say that it requires less finger motion and as a result reduces errors, increases typing speed, and reduces repetitive strain injuries.
J5l4 TIL there’s a genetic disease that causes people to stop sleeping and eventually die
xVy6b TIL, so much buried treasure is found in the UK that they need specific laws regarding finds. Any discovered treasure must first be offered to UK museums at a price set by the independent Treasure Valuation Committee. Only if no museums want the find can the treasure be privately sold or kept.
gwJb TIL the first ever 3D feature film was released in Los Angeles in 1922. Now believed to be lost forever