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TIL that mountain goats aren't goats at all, they're wooly mountain antelopes.

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yRVv TIL that producers feared Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Jack Sparrow would kill the Pirates of the Caribbean, with the head of Disney Studios exclaiming “Goddammit, Johnny Depp’s ruining the film!”
78rgZ TIL workers in a Pennsylvania factory volunteered to live at work for 28 days straight, so they could help make protective equipment.
ogLA TIL Up to 70% of people will experience a hypnagogic jerk when falling asleep. A hypnagogic jerk is an involuntary muscle spasm that occurs as a person is drifting off to sleep. The phenomenon is so named in reference to the hypnogogic state — the transitional period between wakefulness and sleep.
OG04e TIL 🤯🦒 Mind-Blowing Giraffe Fact: The Longest Giraffe Neck Ever Recorded measured… about 2.4m (8 ft) in length! #Giraffe #shorts
JY5ZQ TIL pulse oximeters are calibrated for white skin; the darker your skin, the more likely the pulse ox will overestimate your oxygen level