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TIL workers at Amazon’s distribution centres can be expected to walk up to 11 miles per shift, picking an order every 33 seconds.

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9w8oB TIL 5% of newborn suffers from meconium aspiration syndrome, which is when newborn babies inhale their first "poop" into their lungs when they‘re born, causing respiratory system damage and even death
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NXVDe TIL that flashing lights in the sky during a seismic event called “earthquake lights” are a thing