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TIL birds can eat hot pepper without a problem because they don’t feel its hotness

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78n4x TIL about the Memory of the World Programme: an international initiative launched to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity. It includes, for example, the Gutenberg Bible, Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven, and humanity's first recordings of its own voice
6O0l TIL of hockey player Clint Malarchuck who, in 1989 nearly died after his carotid artery and jugular vein were both sliced open in a freak hockey accident. Then 19 years later in 2008, Malarchuck attempted suicide by shooting himself with a rifle. He survived and now gives speeches about OCD.
yVjmM TIL that women are 2x as likely as men to have insomnia
1a8Q4 TIL Brad Pitt's foundation built 150 homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, many of which are rotting and structurally unsafe
rRXZM TIL Iggy Pop hated punk