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TIL of Stendhal syndrome,a condition that causes rapid heart rates and dizziness, triggered when one is exposed to high quality art and has been especially observed in Florence. The Uffizi is equipped with defibrillators to protect the visitors who are often stunned by the beauty of the exhibits

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d89nQ TIL that walruses are capable of whisteling
9b6r TIL that the coldest city on Earth is Yakutsk in Russia, with the coldest temperature ever recorded being −64.4 °C (−83.9 °F) and average of −38.6 °C (−37.5 °F) in January.
neW4P TIL that the title for the Xbox game Grabbed by the Ghoulies was inspired by British slang for testicles.
gJ9X TIL According to a new study, during sex, only 65% of straight women orgasm compared to lesbian women who achieve orgasm 85% of the time.
7bNZ TIL that an American tourist believed that he was taking part in a completely legal goat-burning tradition when he burned down a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw. He spent 18 days in jail and was fined 100,000 SEK (11, 785 USD)