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TIL that countries with higher rates of tipping behavior also tended to have higher rates of corruption

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wLWJW TIL that sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes while underwater
oRYe7 TIL about myco-architecture--an ongoing project at NASA ARC to prototype fungi that would grow into usable habitats on Mars. Once fully grown, the fungi would be baked. The project aims to reduce weight carried on rockets when compared to the typically envisaged metal-and-glass buildings.
kJJ65 TIL that getting goosebumps triggers new hair growth. They cause hair to rise in the short term and trigger more hair growth in the long term.
5VVjk TIL of Sijctghen, a 17th-century duck who laid over 100 eggs a year. In 1647, the Dutch Golden Age artist Aelbert Cuyp was commissioned to paint her portrait. Sijctghen died in October 1650, at the age of 23.
oBNK TIL Michael Bolton from Office Space is also the voice of Dr. Wernstrom and Scruffy the Janitor on Futurama (and several other characters)