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TIL Scientists study hibernating bears to understand their physiology to improve treatments for osteoporosis, muscle loss (from aging or cancer), diabetes, and/or inducing a near hibernation state for human space travel.

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rNenx TIL that the longest time between two twins being born is 90 days
P1G1e TIL that extreme hypothermia causes paradoxical undressing, where those will involuntarily discard their clothing. Occasionally, some will also suffer from terminal burrowing, which is a "primitive and burrowing-like behavior of protection, as seen in hibernating mammals".
e0JbL TIL Sal Mineo found Jill Haworth and Aaron Spelling at a private Beverly Hills nightclub and punched Spelling in the face, yelling, "Do you know how old she is? What are you doing with her at your age?"
YaPr TIL 20 year old Ryan Holle was sentenced to life without parole for lending his car to a friend, who then murdered an 18 year old girl.
aNgb TIL Robert Lopez, co-writer of Let It Go from Frozen, co-created and co-wrote Avenue Q and The Book Of Mormon, guest wrote a South Park episode, wrote four songs for the Scrubs episode My Musical, and is one of 12 people to have ever won EGOT: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony.