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TIL that an elderly Salvador Dali became severely burned as his excessive use of the assistance button next to his bed caused it to short-circuit and set the bed aflame.

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JYPjk TIL Scientists killed a 507 year old clam by prying it open while trying to learn its age. It was the oldest living(non-colonial) animal on earth and it was named the Ming clam because it was born during the ming dynasty.
XEpGP TIL that flatulence, if held in too long, is sometimes reabsorbed into the circulation and exhaled in your breath. Holding in farts may also lead to diverticulitis, where small pouches develop in the gut lining and can become inflamed.
E1V5P TIL, You lose 8 ounces of water from your body for every hour you fly That dry air saps the water from your body to the tune of about 8 ounces an hour. Which, is roughly two liters of water during a 10-hour flight (4% of your bodily water), and women can lose around 1.6 liters.
0wM8R TIL male platypus venom contains a hormone that promotes insulin release, called GLP-1; it's found in humans but degrades quickly. Platypuses make a long-lasting form of it, paving the way to new diabetes treatment; the platypus GLP-1 can be made in the lab so no platypuses will be needed for it.
XpED TIL: There is a lake in the country of Palau where jellyfish evolved without stingers after the lake’s connection to the sea closed, leaving them isolated from their natural predators. These ‘Golden’ jellyfish are totally harmless to humans and you can swim with them.