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TIL lack of exercise kills roughly as many people as smoking does

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9XB7 TIL when Eddie Van Halen recorded the guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” the speakers literally caught on fire
oBa4E TIL of a direct correlation between the crease on an earlobe to the prediction of coronary artery disease CAD called the Frank's Sign. The majority of studies find this to be the case but its still not known as to why or if age itself is the predominant factor in developing heart issues.
EgWdw TIL The first hot cocoa mix (Swiss Miss) was invented to use up excess inventory of coffee creamer created for the Korean War.
kO1Zd TIL a student at the University of Michigan changed his official preferred pronoun to “his majesty” in order to protest the policy.
d8l8Q TIL the NASA Voyager probes that are currently exploring interstellar space have the computing power of a standard key fob. Science is amazing.