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TIL Natural redheads have a higher pain tolerance than those with other hair colors. They are also harder to kill via lethal injection.

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4kB7a TIL that outside of Chattanooga,Tennessee, a Little Debbie Snacks-Themed park opened last year. The park has, among its play structures, enormous versions of the snack cakes.
RmRQ TIL that a pilot survived after spending 15 minutes outside the plane when he was sucked out of the cockpit due to the windshield falling off with only two stewards holding onto his legs. The co-pilot managed to safely land the plane.
d8Awd TIL the star nosed mole is the only mammal known to be able to smell underwater. It does this by blowing bubbles with its nose and breathing back in the then scent chrarged air. It is a highly successful method for foraging in places many animals cannot.
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