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TIL A rare Costa Rican river anole lizard can breathe underwater for up to 15 minutes by trapping and recycling a bubble of air on its head, acting like a natural scuba tank.

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DQKoP TIL: That upon its UK release in March 1974, The Exorcist drew nationwide protests around Britain from the Nationwide Festival of Light (NFL), a Christian public action group. Local clergy and concerned citizens handed out leaflets offering spiritual support afterwards to those queuing for the film.
wLDyE TIL about “Sim Swapping”, a technique used by criminals that involves the stealing a phone number and exploiting Multi-factor Authentication to access your financial information.
Brejb Today I learned that It was actually Andy Sambrg who was Eric andre's echokinetor in this episode
78eXP TIL That biphasic sleep was a common practice in pre-industrial societies where people would have their first sleep around 9 p.m. or 10 p.m., wake up around midnight then wake up for one or two hours to engage in activities such as reading, praying, or working
kO68g TIL the phrase 'waiting for the other shoe to drop' originated in Manhattan where rooms were built on top of one another and when a neighbour took a shoe off and dropped it, you inevitably heard the other one drop as well, hence the phrase meant to await something inevitable which was to happen.