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TIL How Long do Deer Live? (and what impacts deer lifespan)

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m1kby TIL we perceive being wet primarily from the coldness of the of water evaporating. For a liquid to turn into gas, energy is needed (ex motion or heat), so energy is expended in the process. In this case from the heat of our skin. A fridge/freezer uses the same principle).
W7Y6N TIL about Tropic-Ana, an early Tropicana orange juice mascot. A little tropical girl carrying a bowl of oranges on her head, she was based on the four-year-old playmate of the logo artist's son. Christine Pool appeared at corporate events and a TV commercial until she accidentally cut off her braid.
v1aw7 TIL there are no significant benefits of a gluten-free diet, if you do not have Celiac Disease
JYQJ4 TIL that the inventor of the Teddy Bear was Margaret Steiff, a German woman who also had three paralyzed limbs due to polio.
YpbLd TIL that a chunk of Tissint meteorite, a Martian meteorite that crashed in Morocco in 2011, is worth 10 times the price of gold, at prices ranging from $8,500 to $28,350 per ounce.