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TIL Depressed people lack HGH, a requirement for growing while sleeping

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Lk8nP TIL: for the Platypus there is no universally agreed plural term in English. Platypodes conforms with the greek origin word platupous meaning "flat footed", while Platypi, Platypusses, or Platypus for both singular & plural, are also used.
GY8Zg TIL that Chip bags are filled with air not to trick us that their full, but to preserve the chips and make sure they don’t get crushed or get stale when they are shipped to stores
LkWmQ TIL that Stephen Fry, renowned UK commentator and comedian, purchased a London cab so that he could use bus and taxi lanes to efficiently drive around London
N7mDE TIL about scholar's stones or gonshi naturally occurring or shaped rocks which are traditionally appreciated by Chinese scholars.
KYLD4 TIL the k in knight used to be pronounced. Same with the g.