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TIL the opposite of warmth is coolth

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kJ5VB TIL that American soldiers during WWII often mutilated the Japanese and took their body parts as “war trophies”, Franklin Roosevelt was even sent a gift of a Japanese soldier’s arm.
yVvdV TIL that 'We spend a year on the toilet in our lifetime'
Wwo4 TIL some people can “flex” muscles in their inner ears to produce a low rumbling sound
OoDwL TIL that dogs don't like it when you blow in their face/ears for several reasons, one of which is they don't understand the "wind" coming from your mouth so they get freaked out and sometimes violent.
569D TIL of the Challenger expedition of 1872-76, one of the first major scientific studies of the ocean depths. It discovered over 4,000 new species and conducted 492 deep sea soundings, including one that first discovered the Mariana Trench. In total, the ship was supplied with 291 km of rope.