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TIL: Water aerobics is popular among the elderly because it prevents overheating and fall injuries during exercise.

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ng0b TIL: there have been only 2 human deaths attributed to wolves in North America in the 21st century
OnlR TIL that carrots aren’t actually good for your eyes… it’s just a myth that the British government fabricated during WWII. They wanted to keep their newly developed radar system secret from the Germans and had to find some way to explain how they were suddenly shooting down a lot more planes.
45vo TIL that in 1990 a wrongly-installed windscreen on BA Flight 5390 fell out, causing the plane’s cockpit to decompress and its captain to be pulled halfway out of the aircraft at over 17,000 feet. The crew held on to the captain’s body fearing it get sucked into the engine. The captain survived.
VBlG0 TIL the voice actress for Snow White's career was ruined because Disney did not allow voice actors to be credited for their work. Disney even blacklisted her and paid her a meager amount for her 3 years of work. She was not even invited to the film premiere, and struggled to find work afterwards.
awOBM TIL that in 2013, a soap opera was filmed in IKEA without the store knowing about it. For a year, the cast and crew filmed scenes at different parts of IKEA. The result was a seven-episode soap opera series called IKEA Heights.