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TIL that it is possible to die of drowning up to 24 hours after leaving the water. “Dry Drowning” victims can be walking and talking while their lungs are filled with water.

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X8bR TIL The writing staff of Futurama held 3 Ph.D.s, seven master’s degrees, and cumulatively had more than 50 years at Harvard University. Series writer Patric M. Verrone stated, “we were easily the most overeducated cartoon writers in history”.
vPK87 TIL that the use of the phrase "High five" as a noun has only been a thing since 1980 and as a verb since 1981
nAJr TIL the human brain remains half awake when sleeping in a new environment for the first time.
Br4Mx TIL: The hyphenating of an American’s ethnicity or origin was originally a nationalistic and disparaging epithet.
grxRX TIL The Sword of Islam was a ceremonial weapon given in 1937 to Benito Mussolini, who was pronounced as the Protector of Islam.