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TIL that every live of a mammal ends with a expiration(exhalation) , because while inspiration(inhalation) is an active process, expiration is passive, which means when we die we automatically exhale because the diaphragm relaxes.

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nNDY TIL there is a radio program, called Top 2000, on the Dutch radio and has been broadcast since ‘99 at the end of each year. The show starts at 12:00 on December 25 and ends at midnight on New Year’s Eve. In these 6 or 7 days the 2000 most popular songs of all time are played, chosen by the audience.
xdJ0 TIL GZA of Wu Tang Clan has given science and music lectures at MIT, Harvard and NYU
newLd TIL the name "Ouija board" came from a medium asking a Ouija board what they should call it. The board also told her it meant "Good luck." In a related circumstance, the medium acknowledged she wearing a locket with the picture of a woman with the name “Ouija” above her head.
jNx0X TIL that the fat statue in most Asian restaurants is not Buddha, but Budai, a Chinese folklore diety.
DQKJg TIL the American debt in 1946 was over 106% of the nation's GDP